Fawkes

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Pronunciation Fawks, IPA: [fɔːks] Region of origin British Isles		Meaning Falcon Language(s) of origin Norman
Related names Fakes, Faulks, Faulkes, Fawks, Fawlks, Fawlkes, Foulks, Foulkes, Fowkes

Fawkes is a surname of Norman-French origin, first appearing in the British Isles after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. The name ultimately derives from the pre-6th century Germanic given name of Falco (later Faulques) meaning "falcon". The first recorded spelling of the surname in England is that of one Geoffrey Faukes in 1221.

It is also, less frequently, a given name.

Surname

Geoff Fawkes (1964-Present), Technology Leader and Business Advisor

Barbara Fawkes (1914–2002), British nurse and nursing educator

Chris Fawkes, BBC weather forecaster

Francis Fawkes (1721–1777), English poet and translator

Frederick Fawkes (1870–1936), British Conservative Party politician

Guy Fawkes (1570–1606), English revolutionary

Guido Fawkes, a pseudonym of British right-wing political blogger Paul Staines

Randol Fawkes (1924–2000), Bahamian civil rights activist, author, musician

Isaac Fawkes (1675?-1732), English conjurer and showman

Richard Fawkes (born 1944), British writer and director

Wally Fawkes (born 1924), British-Canadian jazz clarinetist and cartoonist

Walter Fawkes (1769–1825), British landowner and politician, patron of painter J. M. W. Turner

Wilmot Fawkes (1846–1926), Royal Navy officer, Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth

Darien Fawkes, main character of The Invisible Man (2000 TV series)

Jamison Fawkes (aka Junkrat), playable character in the 2016 game Overwatch

Given name

Fawkes de Breauté, (died 1226), Anglo-Norman soldier who served in the First Barons' War

Fawkes, Dumbledore's phoenix in the Harry Potter books

Fawkes, a character on the web series The Guild, portrayed by Wil Wheaton

Fawkes, a character in the video game Fallout 3

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