Hawkes

Hawkes is an English surname. It is generally regarded as a patronymic or descriptive name associated with the given name Hawke or with the noun hawk, with the final -s forming a plural or descendant sense. The surname is related to variants such as Hawke and has appeared in various spellings over the centuries.

Today the name is found throughout the English-speaking world, with historical roots in the United Kingdom and Ireland and established presence in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Like many English surnames, Hawkes spread broadly through migration and settlement, and it appears in a wide range of professions and communities.

As a surname, Hawkes is borne by individuals across diverse fields, including science, the arts, business, and public life. The name is recognized in historical records and contemporary contexts, reflecting long-standing family lineages as well as more recent genealogical developments.

In the field of statistics, the Hawkes process is a self-exciting point process introduced by Alan G. Hawkes in 1971. It models events that tend to cluster in time, where each event temporarily increases the probability of future events. The Hawkes process has been applied in areas such as seismology, finance, epidemiology, and social media analytics, providing a mathematical framework for systems in which occurrences influence subsequent activity.