Hext Surname

284,130th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Hext Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the highest'; Anglo-Saxon hext,' highest'

'The erehebischop of Canturberi.

In Engelelonde that is hext.': Halliwell.

Probably, as a surname, the tallest man in the particular community in which he dwelt.

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Hext Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5921:94,11810,066
United States5081:713,50256,234
Canada861:428,43737,472
Australia621:435,41534,362
Wales461:67,2725,910
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Singapore131:423,66918,211
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3401:71,6927,971
Wales61:261,4039,165
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Hext Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the highest'; Anglo-Saxon hext,' highest'

'The erehebischop of Canturberi.

In Engelelonde that is hext.': Halliwell.

Probably, as a surname, the tallest man in the particular community in which he dwelt.

Nicholas Exte, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Walter Hexte, Somerset, Edward III: ibid.

1614. Ames Hext: Register of the University of Oxford.

1626. Thomas Burrough and Anne Hext, of Little Bursted, Essex: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

(English) Highest [Middle English hegest, Old English héhst]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Anglo-Saxon hexta, Old English hext, highest. Halliwell quotes from an ancient MS.: —

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Found written Hexte and Hex.) This name may be from hext, used by Chaucer for "highest;" Anglo-Saxon, hexta; Gaelic, höchst, compar. of hoch, high. Hexte is found as a German name. It may also be of Cornish origin, for Tonkin derives Hexworthy, the name of a barton in Lanwhitton or Lawhitton, from hesk, hesken, a reed or bulrush; and Hext may be derived from a plural, perhaps heskydd.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Hext Last Name Facts

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

Hext is found most in England. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Hext.

How Common Is The Last Name Hext? popularity and diffusion

It is the 284,130th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,378,263 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Hext reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 592 people, or 1 in 94,118. In England Hext is most common in: Devon, where 35 percent live, Hampshire, where 11 percent live and Greater London, where 9 percent live. Aside from England Hext occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Hext Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hext has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 876 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 767 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hext Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hext surname are 15.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.1% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hext earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.55% less than the national average, earning R 48,588 per year; in United States they earn 6.87% more than the national average, earning $46,114 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.16% more than the national average, earning $55,726 CAD per year.

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