Fawkes is a surname of Norman-French origin, first appearing in the British Isles after the

Norman Conquest of England The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Normans, Norman, Duchy of Brittany, Breton, County of Flanders, Flemish, and Kingdom of France, French troops, ...

in 1066. The surname may be a corruption of the Norman surname

Vaux Vaux may refer to: People * Antoine-Alexis Cadet de Vaux (1743–1828), French chemist and pharmacist * Bernard Carra de Vaux (1867–1953), French orientalist who published accounts of his travels in the Middle East *Clotilde de Vaux (1815–184 ...

, which means valley. Notably, Guy Fawkes was sometimes recorded as Guy Vaux. An alternative origin for the surname is that it originates 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 A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

People

Surname

Barbara Fawkes Barbara Noel Fawkes (25 December 1914 – 4 October 2002) was a British nurse and nursing educator. She served as Chief Education Officer, General Nursing Council for England and Wales from 1959 to 1974. Biography Fawkes was born in Tonbridge ...

(1914–2002), British nurse and nursing educator * Francis Fawkes (1721–1777), English poet and translator *

Frederick Fawkes Major Frederick Hawksworth Fawkes (1870 – 1 February 1936) was a British Conservative Party politician. Fawkes was the son of the Rev. Frederick Fawkes of Farnley Hall, North Yorkshire. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity Hall, Cambrid ...

(1870–1936), British Conservative Party politician *

George Fawkes Rear Admiral George Barney Hamley Fawkes CB, CVO, CBE (4 September 1903 – 26 July 1967) was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer Submarines. Naval career Fawkes joined the Royal Navy in 1920. He became commanding officer of the ...

(1903–1967), British admiral * Guy Fawkes (1570–1606), English revolutionary * Isaac Fawkes (1675?–1732), English conjurer and showman *

John Fawkes John Fawkes (born 9 October 1933) is an English former first-class cricketer and British Army officer. Fawkes was born at Brampton, Derbyshire. He carried out his National Service in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps as a second lieutenant, starti ...

(born 1933), English cricketer *

Marion Fawkes Marion Fawkes (born 3 December 1948) is a British former racewalker. She was the first official female world champion in racewalking through her victory at the 1979 IAAF World Race Walking Cup. She broke four world records in her career. From N ...

(born 1948), First official female racewalking world champion *

Randol Fawkes Sir Randol Francis Fawkes (20 March 1924 – 15 June 2000) was a Bahamian politician, trade unionist and lawyer. He served as Member of Parliament for the St. Barnabas constituency and for a short time as a Cabinet Minister in the first Pindlin ...

(1924–2000), Bahamian civil rights activist, author, musician * Richard Fawkes (1944–2020), British writer and director *

Wally Fawkes Walter Ernest Fawkes (born 21 June 1924) is a British-Canadian jazz clarinetist and satirical cartoonist. As a cartoonist, he usually worked under the name "Trog" until failing eyesight forced him to retire in 2005 at the age of 81. Early hist ...

(1924–2023), British-Canadian jazz clarinetist and cartoonist *

Walter Fawkes Walter Ramsden Hawkesworth Fawkes (2 March 1769 – 24 October 1825) was a Yorkshire landowner, writer and Member of Parliament (MP) for Yorkshire from 1806 to 1807. Biography Walter Fawkes was born at Hawkesworth Hall, near Guiseley, into a ...

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

Wilmot Fawkes Admiral Sir Wilmot Hawksworth Fawkes, (22 December 1846 – 29 May 1926) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth. Naval career Fawkes joined the Royal Navy in 1860 and by 1867 had been promoted to lieutenant. He ...

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

Given name

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

Pseudonym

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

Paul Staines Paul De Laire Staines (born 11 February 1967) is a British-Irish right-wing political blogger who publishes the Guido Fawkes website, which was described by ''The Daily Telegraph'' as "one of Britain's leading political blogsites" in 2007.Graeme ...

Fictional characters

* Jamison Fawkes (aka Junkrat), playable character in the 2016 video game '' Overwatch'' * Darien Fawkes, main character of the television series '' The Invisible Man'' * Fawkes, Dumbledore's phoenix in the ''Harry Potter'' books * Fawkes, on the web series '' The Guild'', portrayed by Wil Wheaton * Fawkes, a

Super Mutant Super Mutants are a fictional race of posthuman beings from the post-apocalyptic ''Fallout'' video game franchise. Within series lore, Super Mutants are originally ordinary human beings that have been mutated to be much larger and stronger as a r ...

character from the 2008 video game '' Fallout 3''

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