Hackett

Meaning

Proper Noun

• city Sebastian County (county) Arkansas (state) US (country).
• town Price County (county) Wisconsin (state) US (country).

Origin

• 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.