Hacking Surname
Approximately 3,342 people bear this surname
Hacking Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hacking,' now Hacking Hall, a place in the township of Billington, in the parish of Blackburn, Lancashire. A family 'de Hacking' arose there early. The surname has ramified strongly, but has wandered little, there being only one representative in the London Directory.
Read More About This SurnameHacking Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,450 | 1:38,426 | 4,999 |
| United States | 950 | 1:381,536 | 33,681 |
| Canada | 305 | 1:120,805 | 12,696 |
| Australia | 155 | 1:174,166 | 17,758 |
| Netherlands | 133 | 1:126,971 | 19,799 |
| South Africa | 100 | 1:541,777 | 42,852 |
| New Zealand | 39 | 1:116,111 | 14,715 |
| Belgium | 36 | 1:319,351 | 36,407 |
| Scotland | 30 | 1:178,461 | 9,900 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:154,727 | 10,755 |
| Isle of Man | 19 | 1:4,517 | 958 |
| Northern Ireland | 17 | 1:108,532 | 6,545 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,423 | 1:17,130 | 2,490 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:4,324 | 761 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 185 | 1:271,452 | 22,076 |
Hacking (13) may also be a first name.
Hacking Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hacking,' now Hacking Hall, a place in the township of Billington, in the parish of Blackburn, Lancashire. A family 'de Hacking' arose there early. The surname has ramified strongly, but has wandered little, there being only one representative in the London Directory. I cannot find it on American soil.
William de Hacking, 1328, Billington: Baines' Lancashire.
1582. Hugh Hackyng, carpenter: Preston Guild Rolls.
1602. Robertus Hackinge, filius Hugonis: ibid.
1675. William Hacking, of Rainhill: Wills at Chester.
A surname found in Dumfriesshire, probably of late introduction from across the Border. From the place of the name in the township of Billington, parish of Blackburn, Lancashire. There was a family of Del Hacking there in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.
(English) 1 Hacca’s or Hæcca’s Son [Anglo-Saxon Hacc(a or Hæcc(a (v. Hack1)+ the son suff. -ing] 2 belonging to Hacking (Lancs), 13th cent. Hocing, Haking = (the Estate of the) Hac(c)a or Hæc(c)a Family [Anglo-Saxon *Hac(c)ingas or *Hæc(c)ingas- -ingas, pl. (-ing-um, dat. pl.) of the son suff. -ing] Bernard de Hacing.—Lanc. Inq., &c., A.D. 1292.
(French-Teut.) the French Haquin, from the Teutonic name-stem Hac(c)- (v. Hack), with diminutive suff. -in; also for the O.Scand. Hakon: v. Hakon.
Hacking is the name of a seat in Whalley parish which was in the possession of the ancient family of Del Hacking in the 13th and 14th centuries (W. W.). The surname is sometimes now corrupted to Hakin.
Hacking Demographics
Hacking Religious Adherence
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Hacking Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hacking Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hacking has its highest incidence in England. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Hacking.
How Common Is The Last Name Hacking? popularity and diffusion
Hacking is the 134,680th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,180,594 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Hacking are found; 46 percent are found in Northern Europe and 46 percent are found in British Isles. Hacking is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 13 people.
This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 1,450 people, or 1 in 38,426. In England it is primarily found in: Lancashire, where 31 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 14 percent reside and Greater London, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account England this last name occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.
Hacking Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hacking has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 102 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 514 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 429 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hacking Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Hacking surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Hacking are 16.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.32% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Hacking earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 1.13% more than the national average, earning R 240,312 per year; in United States they earn 10.17% more than the national average, earning $47,536 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.37% more than the national average, earning $55,330 CAD per year.
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