The surname Hackett
An English occupational surname, carried by 20,278 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex H230
Origin
English 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.
Hackett is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.
One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 20,278 people named Hackett in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 15,226 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 19,637.
Who is named Hackett
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
77% of people named Hackett identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 77%
- Black (not Hispanic) 17%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
- Two or more races 2.1%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Famous Hacketts
9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Joan HackettAmerican actress (1934–1983)
- Grant HackettAustralian swimmer (1980-)
- Albert HackettAmerican screenwriter (1900-1995)
- Bobby HackettAmerican jazz trumpeter (1915–1976)
- Martha HackettAmerican actress, born 1961
- Raymond HackettAmerican actor (1902-1958)
- Bobby HackettAmerican swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, world champion, former world record-holder, born 1959
- John HackettAustralian-born British soldier, painter and author (1910–1997)
- James K. HackettAmerican actor (1869–1926)
Notable Hacketts come mostly from the United States (7), Australia (1) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Variant spellings
- Haggett
Hackett has the Soundex code H230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H230.
Other English surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Hackett come from?
- 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…
- How common is the surname Hackett?
- 20,278 people in the United States had the surname Hackett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,226 Americans. It ranked 1,772nd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Hackett?
- In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Hackett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Hackett?
- Joan Hackett, American actress (1934–1983), followed by Grant Hackett.
- Where is the surname Hackett most common?
- Wikidata records people named Hackett in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
- What type of surname is Hackett?
- Hackett is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
- Is the surname Hackett getting more or less common?
- More common. 19,637 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,278 in 2010, up 3.3%.
- What are other spellings of Hackett?
- Haggett.