The surname Heslin
An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 1,437 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex H245
Origin
Irish origin
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hEislin, a reduced form of Irish Ó hEisleanáin (“descendant of Eisleanán”), a personal name which probably derives from éislinn (“unsafe, weak”).
Heslin is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 1,437 people named Heslin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 214,854 Americans. That is up 6.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,346.
Who is named Heslin
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
93% of people named Heslin identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.
- White (not Hispanic) 93%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
- Two or more races 1.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
Other Irish surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Heslin come from?
- Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hEislin, a reduced form of Irish Ó hEisleanáin (“descendant of Eisleanán”), a personal name which probably derives from éislinn (“unsafe, weak”).
- How common is the surname Heslin?
- 1,437 people in the United States had the surname Heslin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 214,854 Americans. It ranked 18,977th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Heslin?
- In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Heslin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- What type of surname is Heslin?
- Heslin is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
- Is the surname Heslin getting more or less common?
- More common. 1,346 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,437 in 2010, up 6.8%.