Find out how popular the last name Hackman is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Hackman.

Hackman, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Hackman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hackman in America

Hackman is the 7801st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hackman surname appeared 4,242 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Hackman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hackman to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Hackman

The surname Hackman is believed to have originated in Germany and is derived from the Middle High German word "hacke," which means "hoe" or "pick." This suggests that the name may have been initially given as an occupational surname to someone who worked with a hoe or pick, likely in agriculture or mining.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be traced back to the 13th century in various regions of Germany. It was sometimes spelled as "Hackmann" or "Hackemann" in old records and documents. One of the earliest known references to the name is found in the "Codex Diplomaticus Anhaltinus," a collection of historical documents from the former Principality of Anhalt, dating back to 1285.

In the 14th century, the name Hackman appeared in the "Liber Censuum" of the city of Nuremberg, which was a census record of the city's inhabitants. This suggests that families with this surname were present in the city during that time period.

One notable individual with the surname Hackman was Johannes Hackman, a German theologian and philosopher who lived from 1607 to 1659. He was a professor at the University of Helmstedt and wrote several works on theology and philosophy.

Another individual of historical significance was Johann Gottfried Hackman, a Finnish-Swedish military officer and nobleman who lived from 1753 to 1807. He was involved in the assassination of King Gustav III of Sweden in 1792, an event that became known as the "Murders at the Masquerade."

In the United Kingdom, the name Hackman can be traced back to the 16th century. One early record is of a William Hackman who was born in Staffordshire, England, in 1585.

The surname Hackman has also been associated with various place names in Germany, such as Hackmühlen, which means "hack mill" or "mill with a pick," and Hackenheim, which may have been derived from the word "hacke" and the suffix "-heim" meaning "home."

Over the centuries, the Hackman surname has spread to other parts of Europe and beyond, with individuals bearing this name making notable contributions in various fields, including science, literature, and the arts.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hackman

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Hackman.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Hackman was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Hackman has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Hackman was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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