Explore the Family Name Haake

The meaning of Haake

1. German: variant of Haack. 2. Swedish: possibly from the soldier’s name Hake, which may be a metonymic occupational name from hakebössa ‘arquebus’ (a type of 16th-century firearm that was supported on a tripod or a forked rest). Some characteristic forenames: German Eldor, Alois, Erwin, Hermann, Klaus, Konrad, Kurt, Otto.

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How common is the last name Haake in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Haake has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Haake had a ranking of 18,225 with a count of 1,407, equating to approximately 0.52 per 100,000 people. By 2010, the rank had risen slightly to 18,184 and the count increased to 1,530, maintaining a proportion of 0.52 per 100,000. This indicates a change of 0.22 in rank and an 8.74% increase in count over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,225	#18,184	0.22%
Count	1,407	1,530	8.74%
Proportion per 100k	0.52	0.52	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Haake

Ethnic identity associated with the Haake surname shows some changes as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. The largest ethnic group identifying as Haake in both 2000 and 2010 is White, accounting for 94.88% and 94.12% respectively, showing a minor decrease of 0.80%. Notably, those identifying as two or more races have experienced a significant increase from 1.21% to 2.48%, a change of 104.96%. Ethnicities identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased by 29.19% from 1.85% to 1.31%. The Hispanic percentage saw a slight rise from 1.71% to 1.83%, marking a 7.02% increase. There was no data for Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.88%	94.12%	-0.8%
Two or More Races	1.21%	2.48%	104.96%
Hispanic	1.71%	1.83%	7.02%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.85%	1.31%	-29.19%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%