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

Hackner, 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 Hackner surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hackner in America

Hackner is the 113791st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hackner surname appeared 154 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Hackner.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hackner 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 Hackner

The surname Hackner is of German origin, originating in the late Middle Ages around the 14th or 15th century. It is believed to have derived from the German word "Hacker," which referred to a farm laborer or someone who worked with a hoe or mattock. This occupation-based surname was likely given to families whose ancestors worked as peasant farmers or agricultural laborers.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Hackner can be found in historical documents from various regions of modern-day Germany, such as Bavaria and Saxony. Variations in spelling, such as Hackner, Heckner, and Häckner, were common due to regional dialects and the lack of standardized spelling conventions at the time.

One of the earliest documented individuals with the surname Hackner was Hans Hackner, a farmer from the village of Mitterteich in Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, who was mentioned in a land registry record from 1498. Another early bearer of the name was Kunz Hackner, a resident of Leipzig, Saxony, whose name appears in a city tax record from 1512.

In the 16th century, the Hackner surname is found in the records of the Protestant Reformation, with a notable figure being Matthäus Hackner (c. 1520-1587), a Lutheran theologian and rector of the Latin school in Zwickau, Saxony.

As the surname spread across German-speaking regions, it became associated with various notable individuals throughout history. For instance, Johann Georg Hackner (1658-1735) was a German composer and organist from Saxony, known for his keyboard works and sacred music compositions.

Another prominent bearer of the name was Johann Hackner (1775-1854), an Austrian painter and engraver from Vienna. He is renowned for his landscape paintings and etchings depicting scenes from the Austrian Alps and the Danube region.

In the 19th century, Carl Hackner (1813-1873) was a Prussian lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Prussian House of Representatives and the Reichstag of the North German Confederation.

While the Hackner surname is predominantly found in German-speaking countries, it has also been carried by individuals of German descent in other parts of the world due to immigration and migration patterns over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hackner

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

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 Hackner 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 Hackner 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 Hackner was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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