Hackitt: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

There is no single Hackitt family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

Meaning of the name

Anyone researching Hackitt should also look under Hackett. Name scholars give the meaning as “little Hake, 'hook'”.

Hackitt writes “i” in place of the “e” found in Hackett, a common scribal difference. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Other spellings include Hacket.

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