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

Haffke, 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 Haffke surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Haffke in America

Haffke is the 132206th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Haffke surname appeared 128 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 Haffke.

We can also compare 2010 data for Haffke 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 Haffke

The surname HAFFKE has its origins in Germany, where it first emerged in the 12th century. It is believed to be derived from the Old German word "haff," which referred to a secluded bay or inlet of water. This suggests that the name may have originally been associated with a location near such a geographic feature.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the HAFFKE name can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus, a collection of medieval documents from the region of Pomerania, which is now part of modern-day Germany and Poland. In this collection, there is a reference to a person named "Haffke von Stettin" in the year 1285.

Another notable early mention of the HAFFKE name is in the Stadtbuch von Danzig, a historical record book from the city of Gdansk (formerly known as Danzig), dating back to the 14th century. Here, a merchant named "Hans Haffke" is documented as having conducted business in the city in the year 1387.

In the 16th century, the HAFFKE surname began to appear in various records across northern Germany and the Baltic region. One notable individual from this time was Johann Haffke, a Protestant theologian and writer who lived from 1527 to 1596. He was born in the town of Rostock and authored several works on religious subjects.

Moving into the 17th century, the HAFFKE name can be found in the records of the city of Stralsund, where a merchant named Matthias Haffke is recorded as having lived and worked in the year 1639. Additionally, a nobleman named Friedrich von Haffke is mentioned in the chronicles of the Duchy of Pomerania during this period.

In the 18th century, a notable figure bearing the HAFFKE surname was Karl Friedrich Haffke, a German jurist and legal scholar who lived from 1735 to 1809. He served as a judge and professor of law at the University of Greifswald and authored several influential works on legal theory and practice.

As the HAFFKE name spread throughout Germany and neighboring regions, it also evolved into various spelling variations, such as Hafke, Hafcke, and Haffken. These variations can be found in historical records and documents from different areas, reflecting the regional dialects and linguistic variations of the time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Haffke

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

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

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