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Hacker History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The ancestors of the Hacker surname lived among the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. The name comes from when they lived near a hatch or gate which in most cases led to a forest, but occasionally led to a sluice. 1 The surname Hacker is derived from the Old English word hæcce, which means hatch. 2 The surname Hacker belongs to the class of topographic surnames, which were given to people who resided near physical features such as hills, streams, churches, or types of trees.

Early Origins of the Hacker family

The surname Hacker was first found in Sussex where the Subsidy Rolls of 1296 list John Hetchere as holding lands there at that time. 3 Later, a branch of the family was found in Lincolnshire where they held the Manor of Carby.

Early History of the Hacker family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hacker research. Another 56 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1583, 1589, 1624, 1634, 1659, 1660, 1677 and 1678 are included under the topic Early Hacker History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hacker Spelling Variations

Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Hacker include Hacher, Hatcher, Hatchers and others.

Early Notables of the Hacker family

Distinguished members of the family include

Colonel Francis Hacker (died 1660), an English soldier who fought for Parliament during the English Civil War, one of the Regicides of King Charles I of England

Hacker Ranking

In the United States, the name Hacker is the 2,313^rd most popular surname with an estimated 12,435 people with that name. 4

Hacker migration to the United States +

A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants:

Hacker Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Hacker, aged 17, who arrived in Virginia in 1624 aboard the ship "Hopewell" 5
Alice Hacker, who settled in Virginia in 1636
Alice Hacker, an early immigrant to Virginia, arriving in 1636
Alice Hacker, who arrived in Virginia in 1636 6
Walter Hacker, who landed in Virginia in 1637 6
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Hacker Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johan Jacob Hacker, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1743 6
Hans Adam Hacker, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1749 6
Georg Hacker, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1751 6
George Hacker, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1760 6
Jacob Hacker, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1762 6
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Hacker Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joh Herrn Hacker, aged 32, who arrived in Baltimore Maryland in 1848 6
Anna Maria Hacker, aged 23, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1848 6
Carl Hacker, aged 61, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 6
Friedrich Hacker, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 6
Anna Catharina Hacker, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 6
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Contemporary Notables of the name Hacker (post 1700) +

Leonard Hacker (1924-2003), birth name of Buddy Hackett, American theater, film and television actor, known for The Music Man (1962), It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), The Love Bug (1968) and the voice of Scuttle in The Little Mermaid (1989)
Richard Warren "Rich" Hacker (1947-2020), American Major League Baseball player, base coach and scout from Belleville, Illinois
Dan Hacker (b. 1982), American professional ice hockey center
Sally Lynn Hacker (1936-1988), American feminist sociologist
David Hacker, American sculptor and painter
Jeremiah Hacker (1801-1895), American reformer and journalist
Eric Lynn Hacker (b. 1983), American professional baseball pitcher
Andrew Hacker (b. 1929), American political scientist and public intellectual
Angela Hacker, American country music singer
Katrina Hacker (b. 1990), American figure skater
... (Another 12 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Hacker family +

Bismarck

Dietrich Hacker (1920-1941), German Funkgefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 7
August Hacker (1921-1941), German Matrose who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 7

Citations +

Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Pilgrim Ship's of 1600's Retrieved January 6th 2023, retrieved from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
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)
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details