Explore the Family Name Hacking

The meaning of Hacking

English (Lancashire): habitational name from Hacking in Lancashire, the name of which is of uncertain origin. Early forms appear with the definite article, and the name may represent an Old English term for a fish weir, a derivative of hæcc ‘hatch, low gate’, or haca ‘hook’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Hacking has grown in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, the surname was ranked 34,554th in terms of commonality, but by 2010 it had moved up to 32,396th place—a 6.25% increase. The count of people with this surname also saw a rise from 620 individuals in 2000 to 710 in 2010, showing a significant 14.52% growth. The proportion of people named Hacking per 100,000 also experienced a slight increase of 4.35%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,554	#32,396	6.25%
Count	620	710	14.52%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.24	4.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hacking

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Hacking identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, though there was a slight decrease of 1.41%. During the same decade, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic also experienced slight decreases of 13.58% and 7.3%, respectively. Notably, there was a substantial increase in those identifying with two or more races — rising by a hefty 107.75% across the decade. The categories for Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native remained at zero for both years, suggesting no individuals with the Hacking surname identified with these ethnicities during the time period studied.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95%	93.66%	-1.41%
Two or More Races	1.29%	2.68%	107.75%
Hispanic	2.74%	2.54%	-7.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.81%	0.7%	-13.58%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%