Heastings Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Heastings Surname Definition:

Ó hOistin, formerly Hestin in north Connacht and Histon in Co. Limerick, has now been widely corrupted to Hastings, an English name having no connexion whatever with Ireland. The sept was one of those associated with the powerful MacDermots of Moylurg and their present day representatives are mainly found in Mayo.

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Heastings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Heastings Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó hOistin, formerly Hestin in north Connacht and Histon in Co. Limerick, has now been widely corrupted to Hastings, an English name having no connexion whatever with Ireland. The sept was one of those associated with the powerful MacDermots of Moylurg and their present day representatives are mainly found in Mayo. A branch migrated to Clare and thence to Co. Limerick: the name is found today in both those counties.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Heastings Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Heastings Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Heastings is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heastings? popularity and diffusion

The surname Heastings is the 2,372,517th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Heastings live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Heastings is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 5,753,316. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 67 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Georgia, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Heastings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Heastings has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Heastings surname rose 2,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Heastings Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Heastings surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Heastings last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.5% being registered with the party.

Heastings earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hastings9456,280/
Hestings94405/
Eastings943/
Heasting941/
Haistings8968/
Hasstings897/
Haystings894/
Chastings891/
Hastijngs891/
Hastingss891/
Hiastings891/
Heestings890/
Heustings890/
Haestings890/
Hasttings890/
Hastinngs890/
Haastings890/
Hasting882,006/
Hesting88184/
Easting8848/
Astings8813/
Heating886/
Hastngs884/
Hatings883/
Eatings880/
Jestings8276/
Haisting8238/
Hausting8238/
Hattings8227/
Hettings827/
Chesting824/
Chasting824/
Hoesting822/
Histings822/
Hastimgs822/
Haysting821/
Hessting821/
Haytings821/
Huesting821/
Ehasting821/
Aastings821/
Hastingh820/
Eastting820/
Haesting820/
Hastting820/
Heisting820/
Geatings820/
Heusting820/
Asting80125/
Heting8072/
Eating8036/
Hating8027/
Esting8020/
Etings805/
Heatng802/
Atings802/
Hastingsová801/
Chattings784/
Hesttimgs781/
Khating752,322/
Hatting751,470/
Heiting75552/
Austing75393/
Hueting75362/
Heyting75167/
Hetting75146/
Hoeting75120/
Oesting75113/
Heuting7574/
Gesting7566/
Histing7554/
Hesteng7552/
Chating7529/
Geating7515/
Haiting7515/
Hauting7515/
Jesting7510/
Aisting758/
Gasting756/
Hatingh752/
Yesting752/
Cheting752/
Chastng751/
Hetihng751/
Eesting751/
Gatings751/
Eationg751/
Hieting751/
Heßting751/
Ettings751/
Estingt751/
Getings750/
Hathing750/
Jasting750/
Estting750/
Hayting750/
Haystng750/
Eusting750/
Hauschting7415/
Haestincks741/
Hattingh7120,166/
Ating715,318/
Gettings712,479/
Eting711,330/
Heijting71360/
Chatting71214/
Khathing7169/
Geetings7142/
Gaitings7137/
Hjetting7125/
Hissting7114/
Hachting7112/
Gausting7111/
Hetingke7110/
Højsting719/
Huetting715/
Chhating714/
Jahating713/
Khatting712/
Oettings712/
Khatingh712/
Cheeting711/
Hatthing711/
Hautting711/
Hittings711/
Hoetting711/
Hetingue711/
Hayiting711/
Eetsting711/
Hoisting711/
Hattingt711/
Khething711/
Astng711/
Chaiting711/
Heithing711/
Khaiting711/
Gattings710/
Jettings710/
Housting710/
Chething710/
Eiting671,312/
Atting67782/
Ationg67702/
Etiong67312/
Euting67226/
Adting67212/
Ahting67148/
Etting67147/
Atieng67122/
Jating67101/
Chaithing6795/
Eyting6771/
Gating6768/
Aiting6735/
Geting6734/
Hiting6732/
Jeting6727/
Atuing6714/
Chaitieng6710/
Heteng676/
Aating676/
Estink675/
Hastinckx675/
Isting674/
Etengs674/
Aeting674/
Etieng674/
Yeting673/
Auting673/
Etihng672/
Goettings672/
Oeting672/
Edting672/
Atingh671/
Etimng671/
Hijetting671/
Atihng671/
Chattieng671/

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