English (Lancashire): habitational name from Hacking in Lancashire,
the name of which is of uncertain origin. Early forms appear with the
definite article, and the name may represent an Old English term for a
fish weir, a derivative of hæcc ‘hatch’, ‘low gate’, or
haca ‘hook’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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