# Hak (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hak/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Khmer |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 589 |
| US rank (2010) | 37,735 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 524,186 people |
| Change since 2000 | +16% (506 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As a Dutch surname, variant of Haack. * As a Czech surname Hák, from the noun hák (“hook”). * As a Cambodian surname, from Khmer ហាក់ (hak), itself of Chinese origin and from 和 (“peace”), compare He. * As an Islamic name mainly in India, borrowed from Bengali হক (hok). Compare Haq. * Also as a Chinese surname, from 郝 (hǎo), see Hao.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hak in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 71% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Similar surnames

Hawk, Hack, Hake, Haak, Hauk, Haq, Hawke, Haake, Hoak, Hauke, Hawks, Hayes.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.