Tack is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Tack
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Germany
Meaning: Name worn in Belgium and northern France. Its meaning is uncertain: one can reconcile the Picardy taque (= spot) or the Flemish tak (= sharp object). Other solutions are optionally conceivable.

How popular is Tack?

Tack is common in Germany.

Tack is ranked 46910 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Tacks grew by 11.42285 per cent to 1668 since 2000 and ranked 17033 after elevating 355 spots. The last name was found in around 6 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 90.71 94.19
Black 2.94 1.4
Tack is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Belgium which signifies that it is originated from Belgium. Around 10219 people have been found who wears Tack as their family name. Tack is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
33,253 New Zealand9
5,565 Costa Rica8
26,325 Mauritania5
9,759 Japan5
9,053 Senegal5
812 Monaco5
2,011 South Korea4
14,054 China3
24,547 Saudi Arabia3
95,312 Argentina2
19,093 Finland2
17,037 Trinidad and Tobago2
18,718 Thailand2
723,167 Indonesia2
54,135 Philippines2
5,859 Mauritius2
9,185 Hong Kong2
24,421 Slovakia1
25,721 Egypt1
4,249 Cambodia1
123,175 Tanzania1
8,859 Iraq1
6,820 Angola1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
11,486 Estonia1
2,715 Gabon1
28,365 Kenya1
12,745 Luxembourg1
31,207 Ireland1
34,581 Chile1
24,771 Colombia1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
19,533 Uruguay1
7,292 Vietnam1
18,969 Wales1
6,033 Benin1
2,877 Cuba1
56,169 Mexico1
7,191 Afghanistan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
227,902 Russia37
8,214 Singapore35
11,444 Portugal28
352,052 India27
23,914 Denmark20
18,457 Scotland20
78,041 Spain19
173,579 Ukraine18
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
29,457 Australia78
14,205 Sweden65
17,456 Switzerland63
85,668 Italy56
Countries with hundreds of Tack:
4,661 Malaysia481
12,579 England479
27,922 France355
20,379 South Africa292
10,839 Netherlands261
56,243 Brazil175
20,488 Canada174
2,265 Panama147
12,545 Austria105
Countries with thousands of Tack:
239 Belgium3,749
17,829 United States1,836
5,773 Germany1,614
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman Thomas Tack from Ireland aboard the Roscius from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 20 years old when he arrived in USA on February 4, 1851.

Tack Namesakes

  • Achim Tacke, Author
  • Caren Lyn Tackett, Actress
  • Miles Tackett, Music performer
  • Cookie Tackwell, Football player
  • Caren Lyn Tackett, Actress
  • Francine Tacker, Actress
  • Gero Tacke, Author
  • Boyd Anderson Tackett, U.S. representative
  • Marlene Tackenberg, Musical Artist
  • Joni Tackette, Casting Director

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