Hacker Surname
Approximately 36,779 people bear this surname
Hacker Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hacgard'; v. Haggard and Haggar or Hagger; compare Jagge, in Piers Plowman, for Jack. Slagg and Slack, Haggett and Hackett, go side by side in the same way.
William Hakkere, Close Rolls, 12 Henry IV.
Read More About This SurnameHacker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17,431 | 1:20,794 | 2,625 |
| Germany | 11,939 | 1:6,743 | 831 |
| Austria | 1,805 | 1:4,718 | 523 |
| England | 1,466 | 1:38,007 | 4,944 |
| Israel | 494 | 1:17,323 | 2,584 |
| France | 479 | 1:138,670 | 21,313 |
| Canada | 432 | 1:85,291 | 9,464 |
| Australia | 426 | 1:63,370 | 7,610 |
| Brazil | 357 | 1:599,648 | 22,377 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| India | 258 | 1:2,973,122 | 89,393 |
| Jamaica | 225 | 1:12,755 | 1,281 |
| Wales | 135 | 1:22,922 | 2,433 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Czechia | 114 | 1:93,276 | 15,521 |
| Switzerland | 104 | 1:78,970 | 9,101 |
| South Africa | 77 | 1:703,607 | 50,359 |
| Hungary | 70 | 1:140,233 | 12,855 |
| Argentina | 69 | 1:619,470 | 43,674 |
| Sweden | 49 | 1:200,954 | 13,911 |
| Thailand | 44 | 1:1,605,417 | 210,847 |
| New Zealand | 40 | 1:113,208 | 14,508 |
| Slovakia | 30 | 1:177,882 | 30,511 |
| Spain | 20 | 1:2,337,602 | 57,118 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Myanmar | 9 | 1:5,770,887 | 975 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 1:1,447,349 | 11,454 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Albania | 3 | 1:971,352 | 22,477 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,098 | 1:22,200 | 3,127 |
| Wales | 21 | 1:74,686 | 3,520 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,067 | 1:24,295 | 3,024 |
The alternate forms: Häcker (4,138) are calculated separately.
Hacker (167) may also be a first name.
Hacker Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hacgard'; v. Haggard and Haggar or Hagger; compare Jagge, in Piers Plowman, for Jack. Slagg and Slack, Haggett and Hackett, go side by side in the same way.
William Hakkere, Close Rolls, 12 Henry IV.
(English) Middle English - hacker; Middle English hakken, Old English haccian, to cut, hew, WoodCutter
(English) One who cultivates the soil with a hoe or hack; a maker of hacks.
See Hackman. But Mr. Arthur derives it from a Dutch word signifying "a chopper, cleaver, or hewer, and figuratively, a brave soldier."
(Dutch.) A chopper, a cleaver, hewer; figuratively, a brave soldier. Danish, Hakker, to cut in pieces, to chop, to hoe. Hekker, a hedge, from hekke, a hedge, a protection, place of security.
From the Old Norse, Hákr; from the Swedish, Hake; from the Danish, Hackhe; from the German, Hacke; from the Flemish, Hacker; in the Domesday Book, Hache; from the Dutch, Hakker, personal name.
Hacker Demographics
Hacker Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Hacker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hacker Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hacker (Arabic: هكر) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Häcker. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hacker? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hacker is the 15,143rd most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 198,144 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Hacker live; 49 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 708,111th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 167 people.
This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 17,431 people, or 1 in 20,794. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 9 percent are found, Kentucky, where 8 percent are found and Ohio, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States it occurs in 95 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 32 percent are found and Austria, where 5 percent are found.
Hacker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Hacker has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 843 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 134 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 643 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hacker Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Hacker last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Hacker are 20% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.77% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Hacker earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 19.13% less than the national average, earning 279,892 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 21.19% less than the national average, earning R 187,284 per year; in United States they earn 0.4% less than the national average, earning $42,975 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.7% more than the national average, earning $59,966 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hacker Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hacker in the Arabic language | ||
| هكر | hkr | - |
| هاكر | hakr | - |
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Hacker Reference & Research
Hacker DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Hacker FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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