# Honaker (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/honaker/  
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 | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,617 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,105 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 54,966 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.0% (5,350 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From German Honacker, from Middle High German hōch (“high”) (with dative -n) and acker (“field”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Honaker 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) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Similar surnames

Hamaker, Honegger, Hungerford, Hankerson, Hanger, Henegar, Hansard, Hunger, Hemsworth, Hammaker.

## 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.