<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article does not cite any sources . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (October 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Hackett (alternately Hacker, Haket, Hackert, Halkett, Ó hAicéad etc .) is a surname of Norman origin, Hacket being a common Norman personal name . </P> <P> Most textbooks discussing the origin of English surnames theorize that the name Hackett originates in northern France, Malta and has Irish connections . The early history of the name is largely conjecture because of the lack of written evidence . The surname Hacker is derived from the medieval given names Hack or Hake . These English names were derived from the Old Norse name Haki, which is a cognate of the English name Hook . The Gaelic form of the name Hackett is Haicéid . </P> <P> The Hackett name migrated to Ireland at the time of the Anglo - Norman invasion in 1170 . Members of the Hackett family accompanied Richard "Strongbow" de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke during his invasion of Ireland . The Hacketts were subsequently granted estates in the modern counties of Kilkenny, Carlow and Kildare and thus became the principal holders of land and one of the most influential families in Ireland . As a result, several towns have taken the Hackett name, including Hacketstown, in County Carlow . Further, the Fiants of Henry VIII and Edward VI indicate that in the sixteenth century there were also Hacketstowns, or Ballyhackett, in Counties Dublin and Kildare . </P>

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