Hackforth Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Wales

Hackforth 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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Hackforth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
England231:2,422,52489,093
United States191:19,076,786604,894
France121:5,535,227269,324
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Hackforth 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

A township in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Hackforth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hackforth occurs most in Germany. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Hackforth click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hackforth? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,691,963rd most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 66 percent of Hackforth live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 34 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 2,012,636. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 90 percent reside, Bavaria, where 5 percent reside and Berlin, where 3 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Hackforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hackforth has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Hackforth surname contracted 51 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 950 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hackforth Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Hackforth earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 12.71% more than the national average, earning R 267,840 per year and in United States they earn 44.62% more than the national average, earning $62,404 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Hackfort94374/
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Hackfoort8917/
Heckforth891/
Hackford82574/
Hakfoort82102/
Hackfurt8264/
Hacfoort8219/
Heckfort820/
Ackford75138/
Hakford751/
Heckford71530/
Hockford7133/
Chakford7121/
Acford67124/
Akfert6711/
Hakfar671/
Akfour671/
Askfor671/
Akford670/

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