The hackney Surname
hackney Name Meaning and History
- habitational name from Hackney in Greater London, named from an Old English personal name Haca (genitive Hacan) + eg ‘island’, ‘dry ground in marshland’.
- from Middle English hakenei (Old French haquenée), an ambling horse, especially one considered suitable for women to ride; perhaps therefore a metonymic occupational name for a stablehand. This surname has also been found in Scotland since medieval times.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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