Hesse Surname
Approximately 64,787 people bear this surname
Hesse Surname Definition:
(Ger.) One from Hesse [from the mediæval tribal name Hessii, the Roman Chatti (for Hatti), with the Upper Germanic mutation of t to s through the intermed. pron. ts; doubtless named from the head-covering (hat) affected— O.(L.)Teut. halt, surviving in Frisian hat, Old English hœt, Old Norse hött-r (earlier hatt-r), Danish- Norwegian hat; allied to O.
Read More About This SurnameHesse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 43,403 | 1:1,855 | 158 |
| United States | 9,172 | 1:39,518 | 4,872 |
| Ghana | 5,403 | 1:5,001 | 704 |
| France | 1,954 | 1:33,993 | 4,139 |
| Canada | 654 | 1:56,339 | 6,663 |
| Australia | 617 | 1:43,753 | 5,545 |
| Netherlands | 414 | 1:40,790 | 6,936 |
| England | 412 | 1:135,238 | 13,274 |
| Brazil | 404 | 1:529,887 | 19,867 |
| South Africa | 330 | 1:164,175 | 18,364 |
| Austria | 268 | 1:31,774 | 5,119 |
| Switzerland | 258 | 1:31,833 | 4,731 |
| Poland | 210 | 1:180,994 | 24,805 |
| Sweden | 188 | 1:52,376 | 4,036 |
| Denmark | 114 | 1:49,515 | 5,122 |
| Belgium | 107 | 1:107,445 | 16,114 |
| Spain | 91 | 1:513,759 | 25,575 |
| Argentina | 82 | 1:521,261 | 38,206 |
| Peru | 74 | 1:429,515 | 13,251 |
| Thailand | 53 | 1:1,332,799 | 187,598 |
| Israel | 51 | 1:167,797 | 17,113 |
| Nigeria | 45 | 1:3,936,506 | 111,794 |
| Czechia | 36 | 1:295,374 | 37,799 |
| Italy | 35 | 1:1,747,334 | 85,249 |
| New Zealand | 31 | 1:146,075 | 17,002 |
| Chile | 29 | 1:607,465 | 14,668 |
| Ireland | 22 | 1:214,043 | 8,362 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:254,944 | 12,577 |
| Ecuador | 20 | 1:795,292 | 13,165 |
| Norway | 18 | 1:285,683 | 29,080 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 18 | 1:5,510 | 685 |
| Mexico | 17 | 1:7,301,541 | 34,591 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Guatemala | 15 | 1:1,072,178 | 5,317 |
| Finland | 13 | 1:422,823 | 27,659 |
| Honduras | 13 | 1:678,188 | 3,875 |
| Ukraine | 12 | 1:3,793,558 | 197,857 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Belize | 3 | 1:118,491 | 3,439 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 22 | 1:201,358 | 9,557 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 165 | 1:147,730 | 13,110 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,706 | 1:29,437 | 3,583 |
The alternate forms: Hessé (3), Hésse (1) & Hessê (1) are calculated separately.
Hesse (125) may also be a first name.
Hesse Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Ger.) One from Hesse [from the mediæval tribal name Hessii, the Roman Chatti (for Hatti), with the Upper Germanic mutation of t to s through the intermed. pron. ts; doubtless named from the head-covering (hat) affected— O.(L.)Teut. halt, surviving in Frisian hat, Old English hœt, Old Norse hött-r (earlier hatt-r), Danish- Norwegian hat; allied to O.H.Ger. huot (mod. hut) = Old English hód, a hood; the Chatti or Hatti therefore being ‘the Hatted or Hooded People’]
Place name, former Grand Duchy in Western Germany.
(German) One who came from Hesse (the hooded people), in Germany.
Or Hese, for Hase. There are foreign families also of the name.
Hesse Demographics
Average Male Hesse Height
176.75 cm
Average Female Hesse Height
166.19 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Hesse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hesse Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hesse (Arabic: هسه) has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be found in the variant forms: Hessé, Hésse or Hessê. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hesse? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,761st most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 112,485 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Hesse are found; 72 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Hesse is also the 832,731st most frequent given name on earth, held by 125 people.
This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 43,403 people, or 1 in 1,855. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live and Saxony, where 8 percent live. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 91 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and Ghana, where 8 percent live.
Hesse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hesse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hesse surname expanded 538 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 263 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hesse Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Hesse last name is principally Catholic (45%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Hesse surname are 11.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.59% being registered with the political party.
The amount Hesse earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.71% less than the national average, earning 250,167 kr per year; in Peru they earn 214.72% more than the national average, earning S/. 61,009 per year; in South Africa they earn 99.3% more than the national average, earning R 473,604 per year; in United States they earn 10.07% more than the national average, earning $47,492 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.59% more than the national average, earning $50,968 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hesse Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hesse in the Arabic language | ||
| هسه | hsh | - |
| هيسي | hysy | - |
| هيس | hys | - |
| هيسى | hysy | - |
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Hesse Reference & Research
Hess DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Hess FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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