Heskin Surname

476,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 701 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Heskin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Heskin,' a township in the parish of Eccleston, near Chorley, Lancashire Wrightington is also a township in the same parish.

1584. Married — John Heskyn and Margery Hollys: St.

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Heskin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3321:1,091,74479,205
Ireland2081:22,6392,234
England741:752,94741,527
Canada541:682,32655,162
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
France21:33,211,361423,184
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1001:44,2993,914
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England611:399,59624,084
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Heskin (12) may also be a first name.

Heskin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Heskin,' a township in the parish of Eccleston, near Chorley, Lancashire Wrightington is also a township in the same parish.

1584. Married — John Heskyn and Margery Hollys: St. James, Clerkenwell.

Hugh Heskin, of Heskin, 1618: Wills at Chester.

Roger Heskin, of Winghtington, 1582: ibid.

William Heskyne, of Coppull, butcher, 1646: ibid.

Alice Walell, of Heskyn, widow, 1638: ibid.

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

Ó hUscín A Connacht name. This is one of several which have been anglicized as Waters. It has also been anglicized Hoskins. MIF 241

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó hUscín A Connacht name. This is one of several which have been anglicized as Waters. It has also been anglicized Hoskins. MIF 241

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Heskin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Heskin is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Heskin.

How Common Is The Last Name Heskin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 476,893rd most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 10,395,929 people. Heskin is primarily found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Heskin are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Heskin is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used forename globally. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 332 people, or 1 in 1,091,744. In The United States it is primarily found in: North Dakota, where 15 percent are found, Minnesota, where 13 percent are found and Illinois, where 10 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 30 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.

Heskin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Heskin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Heskin surname grew 1,038 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 208 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it grew 121 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Heskin Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Heskin surname are 11.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.46% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Heskin earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 17.37% more than the national average, earning $50,642 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.88% less than the national average, earning $47,260 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheskin92129/
Heuskin92108/
Heskina921/
Hesskin920/
Heskion920/
Eskin919,360/
Cheshkin8694/
Cheskina8620/
Kheshkin861/
Hoskin838,643/
Haskin834,990/
Eskina832,875/
Hiskin83192/
Geskin83148/
Eshkin83116/
Easkin8323/
Heskyn836/
Edskin834/
Eyskin831/
Eskuin831/
Hesken830/
Cheshkina80113/
Eshkina77114/
Eiskina7776/
Ieshkin7721/
Geskina7710/
Eshkind7710/
Heskyna779/
Chiskin776/
Geshkin774/
Eskienė774/
Hoskinn773/
Hisskin772/
Haesken772/
Hashkin771/
Haskinn771/
Huiskin771/
Easkind771/
Gesskin771/
Aeshkin771/
Hitskin770/
Hosskin770/
Heskeen770/
Oskin735,963/
Askin734,933/
Esken73728/
Eskyn73244/
Iskin73153/
Eskün7351/
Esqin7311/
Ezkin7310/
Yskin731/
Eskne730/
Chechkin71469/
Huisking7185/
Eskinova7156/
Khishkin7139/
Heusquin7123/
Chishkin716/
Chesquin716/
Cheshkyn714/
Geshkina713/
Cheschin712/
Eskinová712/
Khyshkin711/
Chiskina711/
Hayshkin711/
Chyoskin711/
Jeschkin711/
Hiscking710/
Oshkin673,743/
Hosken672,503/
Geçkin671,852/
Escuin67988/
Ishkin67547/
Hasken67496/
Ashkin67367/
Eskyna67294/
Gezkin67194/
Hisken67125/
Khishkina67116/
Yoskin6777/
Giskin6751/
Itskin6741/
Esquin6739/
Echkin6736/
Yiskin6735/
Iskina6727/
Aaskin6725/
Eskång6719/
Ioskin6716/
Oszkin6715/
Ezkina6713/
Isking6713/
Eshkyn6711/
Eschin6710/
Aiskin678/
Askien677/
Cheshkyna677/
Chishkina676/
Hyskyn675/
Os'kin674/
Ichkin674/
Hiçkin674/
Yskina672/
Escken672/
Haskyn672/
Chetchkin671/
Chayshkin671/
Chyshkina671/
Eshkinova671/
Eskeen671/
Gesken671/
Eškina671/
Cheshchin671/
Ayskin671/
Chescn671/
Ysckin670/
Heisskeng670/

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