Hack Surname

20,529th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,623 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Hack Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hake,— which see. This great Scandinavian personal name has made a mark on our local nomenclature, as will be seen further on.

Henry Hak, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Hack Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,6161:42,0685,173
Germany6,0561:13,2941,717
Brazil3,0291:70,6752,626
England1,9301:28,8693,898
Canada1,2751:28,8993,798
Australia1,0581:25,5163,470
Netherlands6391:26,4284,301
Austria6181:13,7792,001
Hungary4771:20,5792,311
South Africa3541:153,04417,319
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
Vanuatu2361:1,116281
Guyana2281:3,343616
New Zealand1951:23,2224,072
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Switzerland1361:60,3897,530
Mauritius1081:11,9762,596
Russia1071:1,346,94495,217
Belgium1001:114,96617,029
India961:7,990,264168,289
Luxembourg961:6,047888
Argentina831:514,98137,804
Philippines771:1,314,78298,554
Finland721:76,3438,354
France391:1,703,147154,208
Sweden351:281,33619,530
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Wales301:103,1518,167
Slovakia231:232,02036,711
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Guam211:7,6251,143
China181:75,962,3094,162
Kazakhstan171:1,040,14760,802
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Israel161:534,85239,210
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Norway71:734,61250,907
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Malta41:107,5681,849
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0501:23,2153,232
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5391:32,6313,929

Hack (782) may also be a first name.

Hack Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hake,— which see. This great Scandinavian personal name has made a mark on our local nomenclature, as will be seen further on.

Henry Hak, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Hack, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

(2) Local, 'at the hatch,' from residence beside a half-door, still called a hatch. 'Hack, a half-door, a hatch, Norfolk' (Halliwell).

Geoffrey de la Hak, Devon, Henry IIl-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Teutonic) 1 the Old Teutonic Hacca, Hacco, Hæcca,&.c. [from a stem seen in Old English haccian = Ger. hacken, to hack, cut] 2 the Scandinavian Ha(a)ke, Ha(a)ka, dims. of Ha(a)kon: v. Hakon. But Hake has another origin: v. Hake.

3 Dweller at a Hack or Hatch [Old English hæcc, a hatch, gate]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the gate, or entrance, to a forest; descendant of Hake, a pet form of Hakon (high kin).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Anglo-Saxon hege. A hedge. The word hack is still used in this sense in co. Lincoln.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Hack Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hack Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Hack (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﺎﻙ, Hindi: हक) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hack? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 20,529th most frequent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 273,731 people. The last name Hack occurs mostly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Hack are found; 31 percent are found in North America and 31 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hack is also the 293,371st most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 782 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 8,616 people, or 1 in 42,068. In The United States Hack is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 9 percent reside, Kentucky, where 7 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States it is found in 108 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 23 percent reside and Brazil, where 11 percent reside.

Hack Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hack has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hack surname rose 560 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 12 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hack Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (63%) in Ireland and Orthodox (67%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Hack surname are 14.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.92% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hack earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.81% less than the national average, earning 277,514 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 47.12% more than the national average, earning R 349,620 per year; in United States they earn 7.66% more than the national average, earning $46,453 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.87% more than the national average, earning $51,605 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hauck8931,610/
Haack8920,659/
Hacke893,221/
Haick89478/
Chack89381/
Hackx89119/
Hackh8959/
Hayck8941/
Hacck896/
Hackå896/
Khack893/
Hajck893/
Hachk893/
Heack892/
Hatck892/
Hackt891/
Hasck891/
Hak86184,532/
Hac869,290/
Ack861,118/
Haacke802,595/
Haucke801,576/
Haacks80152/
Hackhe8052/
Chacke8019/
Haicke8010/
Heacks807/
Hascke806/
Haucks801/
Chackq801/
Chaick801/
Cheack801/
Hauckt801/
Khaick801/
Haaack801/
Haicks800/
Haddck800/
Haycke800/
Haichk800/
Chauck800/
Hake7535,919/
Chak7533,301/
Hock7523,973/
Haak7514,580/
Khak758,202/
Hauk757,685/
Chac753,589/
Haik753,564/
Hakh752,327/
Acke751,267/
Hakk75627/
Auck75452/
Hayk75272/
Ahac75240/
Hauc75202/
Haic75124/
Ahak75117/
Heak7591/
Hacq7548/
Eack7546/
Haac7545/
Aick7537/
Hajc7525/
Haqk7522/
Haïk7517/
Hajk759/
Ayck757/
Hakq756/
Hacc756/
Hakz756/
Hact754/
Jhac753/
Ohck753/
Hahk752/
Hasc752/
Hazc752/
Acgk752/
Hgak751/
Ackt751/
Acık751/
Hakt751/
Hagc751/
Ackh751/
Acck751/
Aack751/
Hayc751/
Hagk751/
Hakp751/
Hacx751/
Hgac751/
Hazk751/
Hatk750/
Hacp750/
Hakg750/
Haschke733,774/
Hacková7349/
Hackova7315/
Chaccke731/
Hackctt731/
Ak6795,113/
Houck6718,112/
Ac6714,153/
Khake6712,015/
Hauke6710,324/
Haake679,694/
Hakke675,462/
Hocke673,702/
Chock672,404/
Huyck672,054/
Chake671,803/
Heick671,683/
Hoock671,525/
Chaik671,074/
Haugk67958/
Heuck67957/
Khakh67923/
Cheak67681/
Hauschke67427/
Ahaik67319/
Chaak67162/
Haukø67131/
Heyck67129/
Hockx67120/
Chakh67110/
Chauk6791/
Chacc6762/
Khaak6759/
Hauks6757/
Haike6754/
Khaik6753/
Kheak6750/
Chakk6739/
Gaack6736/
Haakh6735/
Haikh6731/
Haucková6730/
Hahak6729/
Heake6727/
Hoyck6727/
Chaic6727/
Hockh6722/
Haquk6719/
Khakk6718/
Hoick6718/
Gayck6717/
Khauk6716/
Hakhe6716/
Haľak6715/
Haňak6715/
Hayke6714/
Haskå6714/
Hađak6714/
Ahayk6714/
Chatc6714/
Khayk6713/
Chaac6712/
Hazke677/
Haňák677/
Haukå677/
Hahuk676/
Haksø676/
Haakø676/
Aucke676/
Gaick675/
Ackch675/
Ackås675/
Hakqe674/
Hacsh674/
Chauc674/
Haisk674/
Gahac674/
Hakhs674/
Hakks673/
Haqke673/
Chhak673/
Jahac673/
Hakkı673/
Heact672/
Chacková672/
Haksh672/
Hausk672/
Hagke672/
Hautk672/
Haskh672/
Ackhe672/
Hajkh672/
Haask672/
Khock672/
Chakp672/
Chadc672/
Hauqk671/
Hauzk671/
Heauk671/
Hosck671/
Eauck671/
Hakhp671/
Hadkt671/
Gohck671/
Ahakk671/
Hachc671/
Jaëck671/
Haľák671/
Haške671/
Hașak671/
Heatk671/
Hauckova671/
Haucq671/
Hashc671/
Haayk671/
Haijk671/
Gajck671/
Ahakh671/
Chakq671/
Chajc671/
Easck671/
Ahadc671/
Ayckt671/
Hahac671/
Hahkk671/
Hajkq671/
Hgakc671/
Hazkh671/
Hockp671/
Khajk671/
Hahke670/
Eacke670/
Huock670/
Hazzk670/
Aycks670/
Haacp670/
Hasks670/
Hathc670/

Hack Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hack in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻫﺎﻙhak-
Hack in the Hindi language
हकhaka-

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