The surname Hastings
An English patronymic surname, carried by 28,015 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈheɪ.stɪŋz/ 2 syllables Soundex H235
Origin
English origin
The placename in England is derived from the Old English tribal name Hæstingas (“Hæsta's people, the family/followers of Hæsta”), which was later transferred to their settlement. The family name has two possible sources: * from the place name * a patronymic surname derived from the Anglo-Norman personal name Hasten(c), Hastang The later place names in other countries are named either after people with that family name, or after the town of Hastings in England.
Hastings is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 28,015 people named Hastings in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 11,021 Americans. That is up 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 27,201.
Who is named Hastings
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
89% of people named Hastings identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 89%
- Black (not Hispanic) 5.1%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
- Two or more races 1.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Famous Hastingss
11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Reed HastingsAmerican entrepreneur and education philanthropist, born 1960
- Natasha HastingsAmerican sprinter, born 1986
- Bob HastingsAmerican actor (1925–2014)
- Michael HastingsAmerican journalist (1980–2013)
- Alcee HastingsAmerican politician & judge (1936–2021)
- Doc HastingsAmerican politician, born 1941
- John HastingsAustralian cricketer, born 1985
- Scott HastingsAmerican basketball player (born 1960)
- Daniel O. HastingsAmerican politician (1874-1966)
- Daniel H. HastingsAmerican politician (1849-1903)
- Amy CraggAmerican long distance runner, born 1984
Notable Hastingss come mostly from the United States (10) and Australia (1).
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Hastings has the Soundex code H235, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H235.
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Questions
- Where does the surname Hastings come from?
- The placename in England is derived from the Old English tribal name Hæstingas (“Hæsta's people, the family/followers of Hæsta”), which was later transferred to their settlement. The family name has two possible sources: * from the place name * a patronymic surname derived from the Anglo-Norman…
- How common is the surname Hastings?
- 28,015 people in the United States had the surname Hastings in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,021 Americans. It ranked 1,253rd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Hastings?
- In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Hastings identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Hastings?
- Reed Hastings, American entrepreneur and education philanthropist, followed by Natasha Hastings.
- Where is the surname Hastings most common?
- Wikidata records people named Hastings in the United States and Australia.
- How do you pronounce Hastings?
- Hastings is /ˈheɪ.stɪŋz/, 2 syllables.
- What type of surname is Hastings?
- Hastings is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
- Is the surname Hastings getting more or less common?
- More common. 27,201 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 28,015 in 2010, up 3.0%.
- Is Hastings also a first name?
- Yes. Hastings is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.