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Surname Etymology and Meaning of HAKE

Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. English: from the Old Norse byname Haki (cognate with Hook), given originally to someone with a hunched figure or a hooked nose.
2. North German: variant of Haack.
3. Dutch and North German: from the Germanic personal name Hac(c)o, a short form of a compound name beginning with the element hag ‘hedge’, ‘enclosure’.
4. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant spelling of Hacke.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)