Hackney Family History
Hackney Name Meaning
habitational name from Hackney in Greater
London, named from an Old English personal name Haca (genitive
Hacan) + eg ‘island’, ‘dry ground in marshland’.from Middle English hakenei (Old French
haquenée), an ambling horse, especially one considered
suitable for women to ride; perhaps therefore a metonymic occupational
name for a stablehand. This surname has also been found in Scotland
since medieval times.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Hackney
Name Distribution of Hackney Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Hackney families
 52 - 101  18 - 51 |
 1 - 17  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Hackney families
|
131 - 260 44 - 130 |
1 - 43 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Hackney families
|
27 - 52 10 - 26 |
1 - 9 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Hackney Family Origin
Hackney Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Hackney
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Hackney Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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