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Type Surname (from nickname & from occupation)
Usage German, Dutch

Meaning & History

From Middle High German hech(e)t, Middle Dutch heect, hecht "pike", generally a nickname for a rapacious and greedy person. In some instances it may have been a metonymic occupational name for a fisher and in others it may be a habitational name from a house distinguished by a sign depicting this fish.
Added 1/16/2016 by anonymous