Hake

See also: hake

English

Etymology

• As a North Germanic surname, from Old Norse haki (“hook”), from Proto-Germanic *hakô.
• As a north German surname, spelling variant of Haack.
• As a Dutch and north German surname, from haag (“hedge”).
• As a Jewish/Yiddish surname, spelling variant of Hacke, from האַק (hak, “axe”).

Proper noun

Hake (plural Hakes)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hake is the 8432^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3918 individuals. Hake is most common among White (94.33%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hake”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 115.

Anagrams

• heka