Hacker Family History

Hacker Surname Meaning

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) (also Häcker); Dutch: occupational name for a butcher or a woodcutter from an agent derivative of Middle High German hacken Dutch hakken ‘to hack to chop’. The Jewish surname may be from Yiddish heker ‘butcher’ holtsheker ‘woodcutter’ (German Holzhacker) or valdheker ‘lumberjack’ or from German Hacker ‘woodchopper’. Compare Haecker.

English (southwestern): from an agent derivative of Middle English hacken ‘to hack’ hence an occupational name for a woodcutter or perhaps a maker of hacks (hakkes), a word used in Middle English to denote a variety of agricultural tools such as mattocks and hoes.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Packer, Acker, Hucker, Tacker, Haker, Hamer, Backer, Harker, Haver, Hecker

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20K	Military Records
9K	Immigration Records
74K	Census and Voter Lists
236K	Member Trees

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Where is the Hacker family from?

You can see how Hacker families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Hacker family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Hacker families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 50 Hacker families living in Ontario. This was about 46% of all the recorded Hacker's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Hacker families in 1911.

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What did your Hacker ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Hacker.

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Farmer

47%

Miner

15%

Labourer

11%

Machinist

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Census Record

There are 74K census records available for the last name Hacker. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Hacker census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 9K immigration records available for the last name Hacker. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 20K military records available for the last name Hacker. For the veterans among your Hacker ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Hacker lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Hacker life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1994. The average life expectancy for Hacker in 1944 was 35, and 76 in 2004.

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Hacker Surname Meaning

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Hacker family from?

What did your Hacker ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Hacker.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

47%

Miner

15%

Labourer

11%

Machinist

What Hacker family records will you find?

What is the average Hacker lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Hacker life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1994. The average life expectancy for Hacker in 1944 was 35, and 76 in 2004.

Hacker Family History

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