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Early Origins of the Haack family

The surname Haack was first found in Tirol, where in medieval times the Hack family contributed greatly to the development of the region and therefore played a large role in the territorial conflicts of the period. In later years the family merged with other distinguished families, some of whom played significant roles in local social and political affairs.

Early History of the Haack family

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Haack Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hacke, Hackk, Hackke, Hakk, Hakke, Haack, Haacke, Haeck, Heck, Hach, Haech, Hech, Hak, Haek and many more.

Early Notables of the Haack family

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Haack Ranking

In the United States, the name Haack is the 10,899th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1]


United States Haack migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Haack Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Catharina Sophia Haack, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1737
  • Charlotha Elisabetha Haack, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1737
Haack Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Dorothea Marie Haack, aged 58, who arrived in America in 1843 [2]
  • Michael Friedrich Haack, aged 41, who arrived in America in 1844 [2]
  • Louisa Cornelia Haack, who landed in New York in 1847 [2]
  • Christian Haack, who landed in New York in 1857 [2]
  • Frederick Haack, who landed in St Clair County, Illinois in 1875 [2]
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Haack (post 1700) +

  • Robert A Haack Ph.D., American Project Leader & Research Entomologist with the USDA Forest Service
  • Robert William Haack (1917-1992), American businessman, was president of the New York Stock Exchange 1967-1976
  • Dieter Haack (b. 1941), German Artist
  • Christian H Haack Ph.D., with the Computing Science Department at the University of Nijmegen
  • Bruce Clinton Haack (1931-1988), Canadian musician and composer, and a pioneer within the realm of electronic music
  • Susan Haack Ph.D., Internationally known Professor of Philosophy, and Professor of Law at the University of Miami


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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