The surname Hawken comes from the Nordic given name Haakon, the name of seven Norwegian kings. The given name evolved to Hakon, and variations include: Håkon, Haakon, Horken, Hörken, Hawkin, Hawkins, and Hawken. Hawken is a possible variation of the English language surname "Hawkins". It is also used as a first name, mostly amongst direct Norwegian lineages. People with the name Hawken include: Dominic Hawken (born 1967), keyboard player and session musician Jacob and Samuel Hawken (1786-1849) and (1792-1884), American gunsmiths John Hawken (born 1940), English keyboard player Les Hawken (born 1949), former Australian rules footballer Nicholas Hawken (1836-1908), English-born Australian politician Paul Hawken (born 1946) American environmentalist, entrepreneur, author, and activist Roger Hawken (1878-1947), Australian engineer Spencer Hawken (born 1973), British director, writer, producer and film critic Given name Walter Hawken Tregellas Hawken King a British artist and programmer, founder of video games company Dadako Norwegian-language surnames