Definitions for mohawk
ˈmoʊ hɔkmo·hawk

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Mohawknoun

   a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living along the Mohawk River in New York State

2. Mohawknoun

   the Iroquoian language spoken by the Mohawk

3. mohawk, mohawk haircutnoun

   haircut in which the head is shaved except for a band of hair down the middle of the scalp

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. Mohawknoun

   (also mohawk) A hairstyle where both sides are shaved, with the hair along the crest of the head kept long, and usually styled so as to stand straight up.

2. Mohawknoun

   An indigenous people of North America originally from the Mohawk Valley in upstate New York to southern Quebec and eastern Ontario, the easternmost of the Iroquois Five Nations.

3. Mohawknoun

   The Iroquoian language spoken by these North American indigenous people.

4. mohawknoun

   (hairstyle).

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mohawknoun

   one of a tribe of Indians who formed part of the Five Nations. They formerly inhabited the valley of the Mohawk River

2. Mohawknoun

   one of certain ruffians who infested the streets of London in the time of Addison, and took the name from the Mohawk Indians

WikidataRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Mohawk

   Mohawk is a village in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 2,731 at the 2010 census. The village was named after the adjacent river. The Village of Mohawk is at the north border of the Town of German Flatts and adjacent to the Erie Canal. Mohawk is southeast of Utica. The sports teams of the Mohawk school district call themselves the "Mohicans". The Mohawk Nation occupied the Mohawk Valley.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mohawk

   mō′hawk, n. the name of a tribe of North American Indians of the Huron-Iroquois family—hence one of a set of London street-ruffians about the beginning of the 18th century.—Also Mō′hock.

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mohawk

   a tribe of American Indians, gave name to a band or club of ruffians who infested the streets of London in 1711-12.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MOHAWK

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Mohawk is ranked #71886 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Mohawk surname appeared 271 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Mohawk.
   
   46.4% or 126 total occurrences were White.
   42.8% or 116 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   8.4% or 23 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Iroquoian
   • Iroquois
   • Haircut

How to pronounce mohawk?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say mohawk in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mohawk in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mohawk in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=mohawk
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mohawk
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mohawk
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=mohawk
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=mohawk
6. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Mohawk
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html