Hackney Surname
Approximately 15,682 people bear this surname
Hackney Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hackney,' a parish in Middlesex, in the London district. Probably' the hay (enclosure) of Hacon'; v. Hacon.
Benedict de Hakeneye, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert de Hakeneye, London, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameHackney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12,477 | 1:29,050 | 3,605 |
| England | 2,121 | 1:26,270 | 3,588 |
| Australia | 423 | 1:63,820 | 7,653 |
| Canada | 299 | 1:123,229 | 12,908 |
| South Africa | 112 | 1:483,730 | 39,862 |
| Wales | 53 | 1:58,387 | 5,284 |
| New Zealand | 43 | 1:105,310 | 13,865 |
| Scotland | 42 | 1:127,472 | 7,985 |
| Northern Ireland | 38 | 1:48,554 | 4,148 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 26 | 1:170,379 | 8,688 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,241 | 1:19,642 | 2,809 |
| Scotland | 62 | 1:60,374 | 3,814 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,185 | 1:22,983 | 2,880 |
Hackney (52) may also be a first name.
Hackney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hackney,' a parish in Middlesex, in the London district. Probably' the hay (enclosure) of Hacon'; v. Hacon.
Benedict de Hakeneye, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert de Hakeneye, London, ibid.
Adam de Hakenay, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Adam called Hakenay had a charter of lands in Ayr, 1316 (Ayr, p. 21). Johannes Kahew alias Haknay, bergess of Edinburgh, 1467 (Neubotle, p. 265,268). John Halkney in Buchat, parish of Alyth, 1783 (Dunkeld). John Hacdeny at Westhaven of Panbride, 1800 (Brechin). Lower, Bardsley, and Harrison record this name and all derive it from Hackney in Middlesex.
(English or Scandinavian) belonging to Hackney, 13th cent. Hakeneye = Hac(c)a’s (genit. Hac(c)an-), or Hacun’s Island (or Low Riparian Land) [Old English íg = Old Norse ey]
A parish in Middlesex. In H.R, the surname is written Hakeneie, Hakeneye, Hakenie, &c.
A location name in Devon, Middlesex.
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Hackney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hackney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hackney occurs most in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hackney? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 33,850th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 464,708 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Hackney are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hackney is also the 1,381,723rd most frequent first name internationally, borne by 52 people.
The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 12,477 people, or 1 in 29,050. In The United States Hackney is primarily found in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, North Carolina, where 7 percent are found and Tennessee, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.
Hackney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Hackney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hackney last name increased 571 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 171 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,767 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 32 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 88 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hackney Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Presbyterian (81%) in Ireland.
In The United States Hackney are 12.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.82% registered with the party.
The amount Hackney earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 16.46% more than the national average, earning R 276,756 per year; in United States they earn 2.62% less than the national average, earning $42,019 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.4% more than the national average, earning $51,373 CAD per year.
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