Hesket Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

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

Hesket Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hesketh.' The surname is frequently spelt Hesket; v. Hesketh. He and his wife gave their inheritance to Sir William Heskayte': Baines' Lancashire.

In the Preston Guild Rolls the name is spelt variously Hesketh and Heskett (v.

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Hesket Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:7,551,228341,161
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:635,68042,122

Hesket Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hesketh.' The surname is frequently spelt Hesket; v. Hesketh. He and his wife gave their inheritance to Sir William Heskayte': Baines' Lancashire.

In the Preston Guild Rolls the name is spelt variously Hesketh and Heskett (v. Index). (a) Local, 'of Heskett,' a parish in Cumberland This, of course, is the parent of the Cumberland Heskets and Hesketts.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) 1 belonging to Hesket (Cumb.) = (prob.) the Hassock-Head (land [Old English hassoc, coarse grass + heáfod, head, high ground] 2 for Hesketh, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hesket Last Name Facts

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

Hesket is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hesket? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hesket is the 2,808,717th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. Hesket is predominantly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Hesket are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Hesket is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 7,551,228. In The United States it is mostly found in: Kansas, where 48 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found.

Hesket Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hesket has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hesket last name declined 39 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hesket Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hesket last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Hesket earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.52% less than the national average, earning $35,588 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hesketh927,515/
Heskett922,761/
Hescket921/
Esket913/
Heskestø864/
Heskeith863/
Hesketch861/
Heskette861/
Heskeths861/
Hesketts860/
Hosket8362/
Eskett8357/
Hasket8343/
Eskest831/
Esketh831/
Hisket830/
Heskit830/
Haskett774,527/
Hiskett77298/
Eskeets7755/
Hasketh7740/
Heskitt7723/
Eskeitz779/
Heskith775/
Hoskett773/
Haskeit772/
Haskeet771/
Easkett771/
Hesquet771/
Hisketh770/
Hoskeet770/
Hascket770/
Hoscket770/
Heskethová752/
Asket73123/
Eskit73117/
Isket736/
Esked732/
Osket731/
Hasckett710/
Hosckett710/
Haskeett710/
Jeschkeit67163/
Askett6774/
Haskit6742/
Eskite6733/
Iskete676/
Askeit673/
Iskett671/
Yosket671/
Hiskit670/
Hasked670/

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