Hackett

• Haggett

Several etymologies:

• A variant of the Scottish surname Halkett.
• English surname, from a pet form of the medieval personal name Hack.
• From Middle English haket (“kind of fish”), hence perhaps a nickname for someone supposed to resemble such a fish, or a metonymic occupational surname for a fisherman or fish seller.
• It could also be a reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Eachaidh, from which also the surnames Caughey and McGaffey.

Hackett (countable and uncountable, plural Hacketts)

1. A surname.
2. A city in Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States.
3. A town in Price County, Wisconsin, United States.

• Cofton Hackett

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hackett is the 1772^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 20278 individuals. Hackett is most common among White (77.26%) and Black/African American (17.13%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hackett”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 109.