Hestor Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

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

Hestor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hestor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland511:86,8605,892
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Hestor (118) may also be a first name.

Hestor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hestor is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hestor? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,605,694th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Hestor are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hestor is also the 859,937th most commonly used forename internationally It is held by 118 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 6,970,364. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 60 percent reside, Florida, where 6 percent reside and Arizona, where 4 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 2 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 2 percent reside.

Hestor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hestor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hestor last name fell 4 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hestor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Hestor last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hestor surname are 14.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.54% being registered with the party.

Hestor earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.36% less than the national average, earning $32,636 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chestor9241/
Hestord921/
Estor913,750/
Hetor9114/
Heishtor868/
Heistore860/
Heitor832,189/
Gestor83225/
Hastor83165/
Estour83163/
Estore83119/
Heator8367/
Estord8353/
Esthor8322/
Estort8318/
Hethor8318/
Histor8312/
Eustor8310/
Eastor834/
Hestar834/
Chetor834/
Oestor833/
Hextor832/
Estoer832/
Hetorp832/
Heetor831/
Hostor831/
Heztor831/
Esttor831/
Estojr831/
Jestor830/
Aestor830/
Etor801,616/
Haistor7753/
Chestar7728/
Cheator7719/
Eistorp779/
Hechtor779/
Edstorp776/
Hastour774/
Chetour774/
Chettor773/
Estorre773/
Hedtorp773/
Khetour772/
Estoure772/
Heitoir771/
Estorth771/
Chetorh771/
Hesteur771/
Geystor771/
Esstorp771/
Chetore771/
Haystor770/
Hasstor770/
Astor734,783/
Estur73946/
Estar73657/
Getor73508/
Etore73272/
Hitor73116/
Ostor7395/
Eitor7370/
Hetar7361/
Ettor7352/
Extor7349/
Jetor7316/
Etorh7313/
Etoor739/
Eytor736/
Istor735/
Etour734/
Eator733/
Jstor731/
Chettoor7139/
Kheitour7120/
Chettour7114/
Histoire7113/
Kheytour718/
Geysztor718/
Gejsztor714/
Heishtorova714/
Chesttar713/
Headstar711/
Kheshtar711/
Hechtoor711/
Easthorp710/
Khetar67338/
Ettore67287/
Hostar67249/
Ettour67172/
Hastar67124/
Ezztor67108/
Chitor6792/
Oestar6766/
Etorre6758/
Chetar6754/
Esthar6730/
Heitar6728/
Headstart6723/
Gestur6722/
Huitor6722/
Getoor6717/
Haytor6716/
Istore6716/
Geetor6716/
Astorr6714/
Gestar6712/
Asthor6712/
Astoor6711/
Estare6710/
Estard6710/
Jeator6710/
Histar679/
Gettor678/
Eastar677/
Heytar675/
Eestar675/
Hethar674/
Estarp674/
Hettar673/
Jestar673/
Asstor672/
Ashtor672/
Jettor672/
Esturt672/
Hetare672/
Kheytoure671/
Eatoor671/
Estarh671/
Esttar671/
Ettord671/
Ettorp671/
Eshtar671/
Getour671/
Ettorh671/
Esthur671/
Esteur671/
Heïtar671/
Ostoor671/
Eitore671/
Esturr671/
Aistor671/
Kheshtgar671/
Esstar671/
Estaar671/
Istoor671/
Esture671/
Hixtor670/
Astoir670/
Gistor670/
Eastur670/
Hitour670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hestor
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