Hecker is used as a family name or surname in Danish. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Hecker
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Danish
Meaning: Hekker, a hedger, from hekke, a hedge, a protection

How popular is Hecker?

Hecker is common in United States.

Hecker is ranked 24702 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Heckers plummeted by 3.237675 per cent to 5260 since 2000 and slipped by 627 spots and ranked at 6454. The last name was found in around 18 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.8 95.75
Hispanic or Latino 3.29 2.02
Others 1.14 0.81
Black 1.1 0.96
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.49 0.24
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.17 0.22
Hecker is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Germany which signifies that it is originated from Germany. Around 20751 people have been found who wears Hecker as their family name. Hecker is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
615,517 Russia6
9,391 Guyana5
918,840 India5
8,411 Costa Rica4
46,068 Philippines3
54,641 Sweden2
10,858 Tunisia2
40,256 Mexico2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
723,167 Indonesia2
147,165 Czech Republic2
28,083 Romania2
20,595 China2
38,841 Scotland1
29,046 Japan1
21,562 Portugal1
19,810 Croatia1
12,270 Lebanon1
24,771 Colombia1
2,309 Monaco1
5,872 Namibia1
1,879 Belize1
47,891 Norway1
49,101 Denmark1
3,586 Honduras1
18,969 Wales1
10,958 Bangladesh1
58,885 Poland1
16,640 Hong Kong1
2,024 Mongolia1
492,292 Ukraine1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
1,273 Luxembourg46
95,259 Italy45
8,720 Qatar29
9,692 Ireland27
21,901 Chile27
22,809 New Zealand19
15,050 Singapore18
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
12,775 Israel82
32,662 Spain73
Countries with hundreds of Hecker:
6,708 Argentina791
12,712 France735
8,540 Australia331
5,205 Venezuela326
9,341 Netherlands301
44,967 Brazil238
17,171 Canada213
27,867 South Africa201
6,128 Hungary196
3,434 Bolivia195
6,872 Austria183
28,709 England161
8,764 Switzerland135
Countries with thousands of Hecker:
701 Germany9,683
5,885 United States6,639
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Comments

F
Freeman Sampson
 hecker is an Alsatian family name, derived from hec hedge, designating the inhabitant of a house fenced by a hedge.

Hecker Namesakes

    Zvi Hecker, Israeli architect of Polish origin
  • Amy Heckerling, Film director
  • Annemarie Hecker, Politician
  • Robert Hecker, Guitarist
  • Barb Hecker, Cody Hecker's mother
  • Zvi Hecker, Architect
  • Amy Heckerling, Film director
  • Callen Hecker, Football defensive lineman
  • Robert Hecker, Guitarist
  • Ewald Hecker, Political figure
  • Amy Heckerling, Film director

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