The Hackman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,242 people carried this name — #7,801 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 69,400 people counted. That is up 5% from 4,023 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Hackman surname

From Middle English Hackeman, Hakeman, an occupational name derived from hakman, hackeman, hakkeman (“a hacker, chopper, cutter”), equivalent to hack + -man.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Hackman» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Hakeman’ — the first of the origins he gives.

An early record he cites: Thomas Hakeman, Norfolk, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Hackman and Hatchman.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 346 · public domain.

In the Nordic population registers

181 people named Hackman are counted in Finland and Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Finland (2026) 145
Sweden (2022) 36

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Hackman in American newspapers,
1901–1914.

Newspaper page from The Pacific Commercial Advertiser carrying the name Hackman
The Pacific Commercial Advertiser 1901-03-20
Newspaper page from Daily Capital Journal carrying the name Hackman
Daily Capital Journal 1914-05-15
Newspaper page from The Pacific Commercial Advertiser carrying the name Hackman
The Pacific Commercial Advertiser 1901-03-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Hackman in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

583 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hackman. The most, 250, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 389
Victoria 98
ACT (Canberra) 25
Queensland 25
South Australia 18
Western Australia 15
Tasmania 7
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hackman.

Who carried it

People named Hackman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • James Hackman
    James Hackman 1752–1779
  • Wilhelm Hackman
    Wilhelm Hackman 1842–1925 · politician
  • Alfred Hackman
    Alfred Hackman 1864–1942 · photographer
  • Johan Friedrich Hackman 1755–1807 · businessperson
  • Maria Elisabet Hackman 1776–1865 · businessperson
  • Johan Fredrik Hackman 1801–1879 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hackman,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States318 records

318 records of the Hackman name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 107
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 70
  • Other U.S. records 141
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Arvo E. Hackman

    Born 1916 in Minnesota. Enlisted 1945 at Fort Snelling; farmer from St Louis County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at St Matthew's Cemetery, Esko, Minnesota.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Marie Hackman

    Arrived at New York in 1884 aboard the Werra from Bremen, aged 30; tourist. From Holland, the Netherlands.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Alvin F. Hackman

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1897, died 1948; buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 318 records for Hackman in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Netherlands273 records

273 records of the Hackman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 157
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 89
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 27
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johann Bernhard Hackman

    Married in 1868 in Deventer; clerk. Died 1909 in Deventer, aged 71.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Bernard Willem Hackman

    Married in 1841 in Barsingerhorn; farmer. Died 1843 in Barsingerhorn, aged 55.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Gerhardus Maria Joseph Hackman

    Born 1896 in Enschede. Died 1960 in Oudenbosch.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Enschede (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 273 records for Hackman in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia11 records

11 records of the Hackman name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 8
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  • Other Australian records 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Hackman

    Arrived in Victoria in 1912 aboard the Wilcannia, aged 5.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Peter Hackman

    Held a mining claim at Gympie, Queensland in 1874.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record William Hackman

    Died 1918.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Hackman in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada7 records

7 records of the Hackman name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • Other Canadian records 3
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record John Hackman

    Buried in 1970 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 36.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Ida May Hackman

    Died 1865 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record George Hackman

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 7 records for Hackman in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom3 records

3 records of the Hackman name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 2
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 1
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record E. H. Hackman

    Dorsetshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record F. Hackman

    Lancashire Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Hackman in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

France1 record

1 record of the Hackman name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Brigitte Hackman

    Born 1911 in Finland; died 1993 in Finland.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Finland1 record

1 record of the Hackman name in Finland Finland's war dead, 1914–1922
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Emil Hackman

    Born 1896; "raitiotieläinen". Died in 1918 in Viipuri, one of the dead of Finland's wars of 1914–1922.

    Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

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