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Where Does The Last Name Hester Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Hester (Arabic: هيستر) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hester? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 10,907^th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 141,552 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Hester are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 12,643^rd most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 77,934 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 45,903 people, or 1 in 7,896. In The United States Hester is primarily found in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, North Carolina, where 10 percent reside and Georgia, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States Hester exists in 83 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Hester Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Hester has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hester surname grew 761 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 191 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 153 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 371 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hester Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States Hester are 17.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.19% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hester earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 29.64% more than the national average, earning R 308,064 per year; in United States they earn 5.27% less than the national average, earning $40,876 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.21% less than the national average, earning $49,579 CAD per year.