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UK surname

Hasker

An English surname derived from the Old Norse word "askr" meaning an ash tree.

In the 1881 census there were 120 people recorded with the Hasker surname, ranking it #17,756 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 91, ranked #32,109, down from #17,756 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to St Pancras, Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory and Bishop Wearmouth. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Lichfield, South Oxfordshire and Hounslow.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Hasker is 196 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 24.2%.

1881 census count

120

Ranked #17,756

Modern count

91

2016, ranked #32,109

Peak year

1911

196 bearers

Map years

6

1861 to 1998

Key insights

  • Hasker had 120 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #17,756 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 91 in 2016, ranked #32,109.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 196 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Hasker surname distribution map

The map shows where the Hasker surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Hasker surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Hasker over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 88 #18,569
1861 historical 160 #14,468
1881 historical 120 #17,756
1891 historical 162 #17,390
1901 historical 139 #18,876
1911 historical 196 #15,150
1997 modern 98 #27,179
1998 modern 107 #26,555
1999 modern 106 #26,885
2000 modern 101 #27,555
2001 modern 99 #27,534
2002 modern 102 #27,596
2003 modern 99 #27,871
2004 modern 99 #28,136
2005 modern 95 #28,817
2006 modern 85 #30,556
2007 modern 89 #30,383
2008 modern 87 #30,999
2009 modern 86 #31,612
2010 modern 91 #31,497
2011 modern 95 #30,877
2012 modern 92 #31,528
2013 modern 94 #31,656
2014 modern 95 #31,792
2015 modern 93 #31,972
2016 modern 91 #32,109

Geography

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Where Haskers are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around St Pancras, Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory, Bishop Wearmouth, London parishes and Birmingham Town: Birmingham. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Lichfield, South Oxfordshire, Hounslow, Northampton and Portsmouth. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 St Pancras London (North Districts)
2 Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory Northamptonshire
3 Bishop Wearmouth Durham
4 London parishes London 2
5 Birmingham Town: Birmingham Warwickshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Lichfield 006 Lichfield
2 South Oxfordshire 012 South Oxfordshire
3 Hounslow 014 Hounslow
4 Northampton 016 Northampton
5 Portsmouth 024 Portsmouth

Forenames

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First names often paired with Hasker

These lists show first names that appear often with the Hasker surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Hasker

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Hasker, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Ageing Communities

Nationally, the Hasker surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Ageing Communities, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Hasker household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Many residents are of normal retirement age or above and live in communal establishments, and there are few dependent children. The dominant property type is a mix of retirement flats and detached houses. Those in work are likely to be employed in managerial and professional occupations, and many residents are educated to degree level. Levels of owner occupation are high, but the private rental sector is also present. Rural locations predominate.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Hasker is most associated with areas classed as Skilled Trades and Construction Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

These scattered, peripheral and often low residential density neighbourhoods house more workers in skilled trades and construction. Few households rent social housing and there are few students. Multiple car ownership is higher than the Supergroup average, perhaps because of poorer public transport connectivity. Incidence of mixed or multiple ethnicity is below the Supergroup average, and the absence of individuals identifying as Pakistani or Other Asian groups is also less pronounced. Flatted accommodation is less dominant than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Hasker is most concentrated in decile 7 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Hasker falls in decile 7 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Hasker is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Hasker, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Hasker

The surname Hasker has its origins in the Old English words "haecc" and "here", which together mean "heckgate keeper". The name likely originated in the counties of Yorkshire and Lancashire in northern England in the 12th century.

The earliest recorded spelling of the surname was found in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire in 1199, where one Richard Haskere was listed. This indicates the name was established in that region by the late 12th century.

In the Hundred Rolls of 1273, a record of landowners and tenants, a John Haskere was recorded as holding lands in Eccleshill, Yorkshire. This provides evidence the name was tied to that area during the medieval period.

The Hasker surname also appears in the famous Domesday Book of 1086, a survey of landowners commissioned by William the Conqueror. A tenant named Goscelinus Haskere is listed as holding a manor in the village of Extwistle, Lancashire.

One of the earliest known bearers was Roger Hasker, born around 1325 in Keighley, Yorkshire. He served as a soldier under Edward III during the Hundred Years' War against France in the 14th century.

Another notable person was William Hasker, born in 1489 in Wakefield, Yorkshire. He was a wealthy wool merchant involved in export trade to the Netherlands during the Tudor period.

In the 17th century, Thomas Hasker (1621-1693) of Bolton, Lancashire gained prominence as a Puritan minister and supporter of Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War.

The surname has occasionally been spelled Haskar, Haskur or Hascur in older records from different regions of northern England where dialect variations existed.

Ellen Hasker (1780-1855) from Yorkshire is one of the few women recorded with this last name from earlier periods. She founded a school for underprivileged children in her local village.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Hasker families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Hasker surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Lancashire leads with 40 Haskers recorded in 1881 and an index of 2.93x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 40 2.93x
Surrey 16 2.85x
Middlesex 11 0.96x
Durham 10 2.92x
Warwickshire 9 3.10x
Northamptonshire 8 7.39x
Berkshire 7 8.10x
Hampshire 6 2.54x
Sussex 3 1.55x
Suffolk 2 1.43x
Ayrshire 1 1.16x
Essex 1 0.44x
Huntingdonshire 1 4.38x
Lincolnshire 1 0.54x
Wiltshire 1 0.98x
Yorkshire 1 0.09x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Windle in Lancashire leads with 13 Haskers recorded in 1881 and an index of 169.27x.

Place Total Index
Windle 13 169.27x
Birmingham 9 9.30x
Northampton St Sepulchre 8 145.19x
Stranton 8 69.38x
Camberwell 7 9.52x
Parr 7 143.15x
Preston 7 19.16x
Hackney London 6 9.30x
Reading St Giles 6 70.75x
Liverpool 5 6.03x
Sherborne St John 5 2000.00x
North Meols 4 29.92x
Ulverston 4 100.50x
Hastings St Mary 3 62.11x
Lambeth 3 2.99x
Bishopwearmouth 2 6.81x
Cockfield 2 540.54x
Islington London 2 1.79x
Kingston On Thames 2 14.85x
Battersea 1 2.36x
Cookham 1 37.17x
Guildford Holy Trinity 1 93.46x
Hartley Wintney 1 140.85x
Huntingdon St John 1 151.52x
Isleworth 1 19.53x
Leyton 1 25.58x
Norwood 1 38.02x
Ripon 1 37.74x
Rotherhithe 1 7.03x
Spalding 1 27.40x
St Pancras London 1 1.08x
St Quivox 1 34.36x
Streatham 1 11.71x
Westbury 1 42.02x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Hasker surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 7
Sarah 7
Alice 5
Annie 5
Emma 5
Ellen 4
Margaret 3
Anne 2
Elizabeth 2
Jane 2
Ada 1
Agnes 1
Angelina 1
Catherine 1
Eliza 1
Esther 1
Eth. 1
Fanny 1
Frances 1
Grace 1
Isabel 1
Isabella 1
Jamima 1
Julia 1
Lillie 1
Louise 1
Marianna 1
Prisila 1
Rachel 1
Sophia 1
Susannah 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Hasker surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Thomas 7
John 5
William 5
Henry 4
Edward 3
George 3
James 3
Benjamin 2
Frederick 2
Joseph 2
Peter 2
Richard 2
Samuel 2
Walter 2
Albert 1
Alfd. 1
Charles 1
Chas. 1
Chas.W. 1
Francis 1
Hubert 1
Hy. 1
Robert 1
Thirston 1

FAQ

Hasker surname: questions and answers

How common was the Hasker surname in 1881?

In 1881, 120 people were recorded with the Hasker surname. That placed it at #17,756 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Hasker surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 91 in 2016. That gives Hasker a modern rank of #32,109.

What does the Hasker surname mean?

An English surname derived from the Old Norse word "askr" meaning an ash tree.

What does the Hasker map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Hasker bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.