# Hackett (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hackett/  
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 | English |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 20,278 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,772 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 15,226 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.3% (19,637 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Haggett |

## Etymology

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.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hackett 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) | 77% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hackett in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Hackett

- Joan Hackett, American actress (1934–1983)
- Grant Hackett, Australian swimmer (1980-)
- Albert Hackett, American screenwriter (1900-1995)
- Bobby Hackett, American jazz trumpeter (1915–1976)
- Martha Hackett, American actress
- Raymond Hackett, American actor (1902-1958)
- Bobby Hackett, American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, world champion, former world record-holder
- John Hackett, Australian-born British soldier, painter and author (1910–1997)
- James K. Hackett, American actor (1869–1926)

## Similar surnames

Hockett, Hassett, Haskett, Heskett, Hecht, Haight, Hasty, Hight, Haught, Haygood, Hagood, Hockaday.

## 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.