Hackford Surname

554,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Hackford Surname Definition:

(1) This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hackford,' two parishes in Norfolk. No doubt the meaning is 'the ford of Hake,' a great personal name; v. Hake and Hack (1). (2) Local, 'of Hackforth,' a township in the parish of Hornby, North Riding of Yorkshire I do not think this has any representative in the directories.

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Hackford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3801:953,83971,121
England1501:371,45426,286
Wales181:171,91811,581
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1321:184,66215,113
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Hackford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(1) This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hackford,' two parishes in Norfolk. No doubt the meaning is 'the ford of Hake,' a great personal name; v. Hake and Hack (1). (2) Local, 'of Hackforth,' a township in the parish of Hornby, North Riding of Yorkshire I do not think this has any representative in the directories. Both Hackford and Hackforth are, I suspect, of the same Norfolk parentage; v. Ford and Forth.

Nicholas de Hacford, bailiff of Norwich, 1263: History of Norfolk.

Mali Ida de Hakeford, Norfolk, 1273- Hundred Rolls.

Ranulph de Hakeford, Norfolk, ibid.

Adam de Hacford, Norfolk, ibid.

Thomas de Hakeford, Norfolk, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1501. Baptised — Warner, s. Nicholas Hackford: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1631. — Elizabeth, d. John Hackforth: ibid.

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

(English) belongingto Hackford (Norfolk), 13th Cent. Hacford, Hakeford = Hake's or Hac(c)a’s Ford [Old Englishford]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hackford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hackford is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Hackford click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hackford? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hackford is the 554,992nd most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 12,696,073 people. Hackford occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Hackford live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 380 people, or 1 in 953,839. In The United States Hackford is mostly found in: Utah, where 37 percent reside, Colorado, where 5 percent reside and Florida, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Hackford occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 26 percent reside and Wales, where 3 percent reside.

Hackford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hackford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hackford surname rose 1,226 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 114 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hackford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hackford surname are 35.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 82.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Hackford earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.6% less than the national average, earning $41,166 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ackford93138/
Hakford931/
Heckford88530/
Hackfort88374/
Hockford8833/
Chakford8821/
Acford86124/
Akford860/
Hackforth82116/
Hackfoort8217/
Eckford801,456/
Hagford8055/
Ockford8053/
Eakford800/
Hakfoort75102/
Hackfurt7564/
Hacfoort7519/
Eickford751/
Ecckford750/
Heckfort750/
Hackfurth7157/
Hakfar711/
Akfour711/
Heckforth711/
Askfor711/
Ekford711/
Khakfar677/
Hogford671/
Ecfordt670/

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