Secker Surname
Approximately 2,983 people bear this surname
Secker Surname Definition:
A variant of Sacker, q.v., the form (found in Yorkshire in the 14th cent. as ‘le Sekker) being due to the Old Norse sekk-r, ‘a sack,’ whence also Middle Scottish sekk and N.Lanc. seek, ‘a sack.’
Secker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,270 | 1:43,872 | 5,564 |
| United States | 530 | 1:683,885 | 54,344 |
| Germany | 413 | 1:194,928 | 22,513 |
| Australia | 285 | 1:94,722 | 10,787 |
| New Zealand | 195 | 1:23,222 | 4,072 |
| Canada | 75 | 1:491,275 | 42,011 |
| Wales | 57 | 1:54,290 | 4,971 |
| Netherlands | 38 | 1:444,399 | 44,765 |
| Scotland | 26 | 1:205,916 | 10,908 |
| Lesotho | 25 | 1:81,302 | 10,029 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Sierra Leone | 9 | 1:787,737 | 678 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 10 | 1:442,987 | 15,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 724 | 1:33,668 | 4,434 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 73 | 1:687,927 | 44,660 |
Secker Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A variant of Sacker, q.v., the form (found in Yorkshire in the 14th cent. as ‘le Sekker) being due to the Old Norse sekk-r, ‘a sack,’ whence also Middle Scottish sekk and N.Lanc. seek, ‘a sack.’
Armorially identified with Sacre, probably a foreign name, and perhaps meant for Segre. See Seager.
Secker Demographics
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Secker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Secker Come From? nationality or country of origin
Secker occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Secker click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Secker? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 148,262nd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,443,026 people. Secker is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Secker reside; 46 percent reside in Northern Europe and 45 percent reside in British Isles.
The surname is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 1,270 people, or 1 in 43,872. In England Secker is most numerous in: Norfolk, where 23 percent live, Greater London, where 9 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 7 percent live. Outside of England this last name is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and Germany, where 14 percent live.
Secker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Secker has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 726 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 2,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Secker Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Methodist (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Secker surname are 5.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.94% registered with the party.
The amount Secker earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 62.42% more than the national average, earning 562,118 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 76.53% less than the national average, earning R 55,764 per year; in United States they earn 25.13% more than the national average, earning $53,994 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.23% less than the national average, earning $47,087 CAD per year.
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