Hexter Surname

418,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 829 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Hexter Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Exeter' I cannot suggest any other origin, and Mr. Lower has preceded me in the suggestion. There would be nothing extraordinary in this derivation, as the aspirate comes and goes at pleasure in English surnames, as this dictionary fully proves.

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Hexter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3451:1,050,60676,867
England1921:290,19822,328
Canada1041:354,28532,012
Australia761:355,20729,862
Wales461:67,2725,910
Israel451:190,17018,708
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1161:210,13216,406
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1421:353,65327,017

Hexter (145) may also be a first name.

Hexter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Exeter' I cannot suggest any other origin, and Mr. Lower has preceded me in the suggestion. There would be nothing extraordinary in this derivation, as the aspirate comes and goes at pleasure in English surnames, as this dictionary fully proves. It would be strange if Exeter was not represented in our directories. It can only be represented by Hexter, as Exeter does not exist as a surname.

John de Excestre, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1797. Married — James Hexter and Martha Boyden: St. George, Hanover Square.

The strongest proof of the above derivation is that Hexter is a familiar Devonshire surname.

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

(Celtic + Latin) for Exeter, the Anglo-Saxon Exa(n)ceaster=the (Roman) City of the Exe [the Welsh name was Caer Isc, ‘the fort on the Isc,’ Isc (now Exe) representing the Old Celtic word seen in the Irish uisce (pron. iska), Gaelic uisge, Welsh wysg, water, stream: Old English ceaster, a city, Latin castra, a camp] The H- would be added to this name when its origin had been forgotten.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Possibly a corruption of Exeter.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Hexter Last Name Facts

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

Hexter has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hexter? popularity and diffusion

It is the 418,906th most frequent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 8,790,767 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Hexter are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hexter is also the 766,399th most commonly used first name globally, held by 145 people.

The last name Hexter is most common in The United States, where it is held by 345 people, or 1 in 1,050,606. In The United States it is most frequent in: Ohio, where 14 percent live, Maryland, where 14 percent live and Missouri, where 11 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 23 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Hexter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hexter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hexter surname expanded 243 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 166 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,533 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hexter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hexter are 20.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hexter earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 26.44% more than the national average, earning $54,559 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.7% less than the national average, earning $47,844 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoexter92114/
Heyxter920/
Exter91665/
Hester8351,483/
Hoxter83368/
Extier83299/
Haxter83123/
Höxter8360/
Eixter8325/
Exster834/
Eaxter832/
Jexter831/
Extert831/
Exther831/
Hixter830/
Extere830/
Exte802/
Chester7735,398/
Heister773,673/
Hechter771,913/
Hiester77835/
Heaster77435/
Heester77151/
Hestert7794/
Heyster7783/
Hekster7771/
Hesster7729/
Heuster7724/
Heshter7718/
Hesther777/
Chezter774/
Hesteer773/
Khester772/
Hestter772/
Hestere772/
Hezther772/
Hesterh771/
Hesteur771/
Haxster771/
Exterre771/
Hegster770/
Easxter770/
Ester7312,284/
Axter7370/
Extes731/
Extey731/
Eşter731/
Extre731/
Chestier71443/
Heijster71381/
Hechster7187/
Chekster7161/
Heygster7144/
Heiszter7123/
Heistert7110/
Chesster715/
Chechter715/
Heistere714/
Hoyseter712/
Chedster711/
Chhester711/
Cheester711/
Hechterr711/
Heichter711/
Cheyster711/
Jhesther711/
Chesther710/
Cheister710/
Heckster710/
Heisster710/
Hoekster710/
Easter6720,561/
Jester6712,920/
Eyster671,801/
Gester67852/
Echter67661/
Hister67637/
Eister67452/
Hyster67250/
Estier67225/
Eszter67221/
Ekster67185/
Ichter67143/
Exsted67133/
Estere67128/
Ehster6773/
Hestir6764/
Euster6750/
Edster6750/
Ächter6739/
Iester6722/
Hoechster6721/
Hešterová6719/
Extejt6717/
Axster6716/
Egster6714/
Hestre6714/
Eshter6711/
Hesterová679/
Estter677/
Eester675/
Hesterova675/
Esterp674/
Ishter673/
Estert673/
Chekstere672/
Esterd672/
Esteer671/
Etster671/
Axhter671/
Aaxter671/
Esster671/
Esteur671/
Esterh671/
Ejster671/
Eztier671/
Estear671/
Ezster670/
Hestthter670/
Hegsteher670/

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