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    The surname Hession

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 1,470 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex H250

    Hession: #18,694 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Hession #18,694, 1,470 people Hession: #18,694 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Hession #18,694, 1,470 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hession is more common than 88.5% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hOisín (“descendant of Oisín”), a personal name which derives from a diminutive form of os (“deer”).

    Hession 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 1,470 people named Hession in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 210,031 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,431.

    #18,694
    rank among US surnames
    1,470
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.7%
    change since 2000 (was #17,984)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #18,685Gettinger1,471209,888
    #18,694Klose1,470210,031
    #18,703Commander1,469210,174

    Who is named Hession

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    96% of people named Hession identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Hession

    Hession has the Soundex code H250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H250.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Hession come from?
    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hOisín (“descendant of Oisín”), a personal name which derives from a diminutive form of os (“deer”).
    How common is the surname Hession?
    1,470 people in the United States had the surname Hession in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 210,031 Americans. It ranked 18,694th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hession?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Hession identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is Hession?
    Hession is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Hession getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,431 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,470 in 2010, up 2.7%.