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HESKETH

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There are approximately 5,298 people named Hesketh in the UK. That makes it the 1,991th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 84 are named Hesketh.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Hesketh surname in historical dictionaries

HESKETH. \rusard Ascuit, Hascoit, or Hasculfus, appears in Domesday as a capital tenant in the counties of Derby, Bucks, Oxford, AVarwick, &c. Camden, speaking of the name Askew, erroneously says, that it comes from Ascouth, and that " from the old Christian name Aiscuith, which in Latin was Hasculphusand Hastulphus, that is, Speedy-Help." The baronet's family claim to have been possessed of Hesketh, CO. Lancaster, from the Conquest, and the pedigree is deduced without hiatus from Rich, de Haskayth in the XIII. cent.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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