My paternal great-grandfather's mother was a Guckian from Ballinamore, but there's another cluster in Annaduff. As I search for the family name, the name Hackett keeps coming up. I had heard from another researcher that the names are the same. I'd love to be enlightened!
Maureen Keillor
Sunday 25th Jul 2021, 07:14PMMessage Board Replies
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Hi MK,
Surnames of Ireland by Dr. Edward Maclysaght gives the following explanation for MacGuckian - Guckian and Hackett
Guckian is found in County Leitrim - Page 139;
Hackett: Haiceid in Gaelic. Families of this name have been in Ireland since the Anglo-Norman invasion, mainly in Counties Kilkenny and Kildare. A Branch in Connacht became completely hibernicized and was known as MacHackett and also as Guckian. In Counties Armagh and Tyrone Hackett has been used as a synonym of MacCahey - 141 Page.
Note: Abrev.
Regards.
McCoy
Sunday 25th Jul 2021, 08:42PM -
My G granfather was Hackett from the townland of Keelagh in the the parish of Bornacoola - near Mohill Co Leitrim. Whilst researching a Hackett lady told my sister that when the hackett's went to America they changed to Guckian. I have several trees on ancestry one of them has a lot of my Hackett family on it. Definately do DNA and we might find each other.
Trudy
Trudy
Monday 9th May 2022, 02:12PM -
I am a Guckian with lineage in Leitrim (Patrick Guckian b.1869 Correen, Carrick on Shannon), I have y-DNA connections with 4 step genetic distance at 37 markers with several Hackett's. The chance of relation is 95% and our estimated common ancestor to have lived around 1300CE. My current theory is we descend from the Geoghegan's who have a fascinating history which peaks around this time.
Chris Guckian
Chris Guckian
Thursday 23rd Mar 2023, 01:10PM