häcker
Häcker is a German-language surname derived from Middle High German roots that mean “to hack” or “to cut,” and is often linked to occupations involving timber or agricultural work. In some regional dialects the word also referred to a person who cultivated hedges or borders, suggesting the name could have originally served as a nickname for a hedge builder or gardener. The etymology is sometimes confused with the similar surname Häk, but the former is traditionally associated with the south German states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, where the final umlaut is historically more common.
In modern times the statistical distribution of Häcker shows a higher concentration in German-speaking Europe, with
Several individuals bearing the name have achieved recognition across a variety of fields. Johann Andreas Häcker