The Hackworth surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,566 people carried this name — #7,303 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 64,500 people counted. That is up 4% from 4,375 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Hackworth surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Hackworth’.

An early record he cites: Peter de Hakeworth, Devon, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

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

In print

Hackworth in American newspapers,
1899–1913.

Newspaper page from The Huntington Advertiser carrying the name Hackworth
The Huntington Advertiser 1902-05-14
Newspaper page from Sequachee Valley News carrying the name Hackworth
Sequachee Valley News 1913-06-26
Newspaper page from The Huntington Advertiser carrying the name Hackworth
The Huntington Advertiser 1899-10-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,524 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hackworth in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1990s.

162 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hackworth. The most, 54, 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 South Australia, at 4.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 94
New South Wales 28
Victoria 13
Queensland 8
ACT (Canberra) 7
Tasmania 7
Western Australia 5

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

Who carried it

People named Hackworth,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Timothy Hackworth
    Timothy Hackworth 1786–1850 · engineer
  • Timothy Hackworth
    Timothy Hackworth 1786–1850 · engineer
  • Green Hackworth 1883–1973 · judge
  • David Hackworth 1930–2005 · sailor

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hackworth,
in the records of 5 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 States174 records

174 records of the Hackworth name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 126
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 36
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 4
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 3
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Dwight Lee Hackworth

    Born 1948; from San Antonio, Texas. U.S. Army, indirect fire infantryman; killed in action 1967 in Long An, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Theodore P. Hackworth

    Born 1916 in Arkansas. Enlisted 1942 at Little Rock; farm hand from Randolph County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1990, buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

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

    Arrived at Philadelphia in 1879 aboard the Illinois from Liverpool, aged 31; laborer. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 174 records for Hackworth in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia11 records

11 records of the Hackworth name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 8
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 3
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record James Philip Hackworth

    Sales manager of Beaumaris, Victoria; died 1966.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record C. J. Hackworth

    Arrived in Victoria in 1920 aboard the Paloona II, aged 24.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William Hackworth

    Sailor lieutenant of Frankston, Victoria; died 1972.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Hackworth in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Hackworth name in Canada Canadian Virtual War Memorial
  1. 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 Edward Clayborn Hackworth

    Died in service in 1918.

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

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Hackworth name in New Zealand Marlborough District cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Arthur Charles Hackworth

    Died 1952, aged 92; buried at Omaka Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Hackworth name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Ann Hackworth

    Married in 1773 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

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).

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