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

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

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People

Surname

* Barbara Fawkes (1914–2002), British nurse and nursing educator * Francis Fawkes (1721–1777), English poet and translator * Frederick Fawkes (1870–1936), British Conservative Party politician * George Fawkes (1903–1967), British admiral *

Guy Fawkes Guy Fawkes (; 13 April 1570 – 31 January 1606), also known as Guido Fawkes while fighting for the Spanish, was a member of a group of provincial English Catholics involved in the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605. He was born and educate ...

(1570–1606), English revolutionary * Isaac Fawkes (1675?–1732), English conjurer and showman * John Fawkes (born 1933), English cricketer * Judith Poxson Fawkes (1941–2019), American tapestry weaver * Madeleine Charlotte Fawkes (1880–1954), English botanical illustrator * Marion Fawkes (born 1948), British female racewalker * Randol Fawkes (1924–2000), Bahamian civil rights activist, author, musician * Richard Fawkes (1944–2020), British writer and director * Sandy Fawkes (1929–2005), British journalist * Wally Fawkes (1924–2023), 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

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

Fictional characters

* Jamison Fawkes (aka Junkrat), playable character in the 2016 video game '' Overwatch'' * Darien Fawkes, main character of the television series ''

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'' * Fawkes, Dumbledore's phoenix in the ''Harry Potter'' books * Fawkes, on the web series '' The Guild'', portrayed by Wil Wheaton * Fawkes, a Super Mutant character from the 2008 video game '' Fallout 3''

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