Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
HASTINGS
There are approximately 9,436 people named Hastings in the UK. That makes it the 1,117th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 149 are named Hastings.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
From name of parent
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The Hastings surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) Derived from the borough of Hastings, in Sussex, England, which is memorable for the landing of William the Conqueror, and defeat and death of Harold II., in 1066. Camden derives this name from one Hastings, a Dane, a great robber, who either seized, or built, or fortified it. Somnerus derives it from the Saxon haeste, heat, because of the bubbling or boiling of the sea in that place; but as haste applies rather to voluntary beings, as men and other animals, the name more correctly signifies one who hurries, presses, drives; vehemency, quickness of motion.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
HASTINGS. That the town of Hastings, CO. Sussex, the chief of the Cinque-Ports, derived its name from one Hasting, is evident from the Bayeux Tapestry, where it i8 styled ITestenga-ceastra, " the fortification of Hasting." Whether he was the wellknown Northman pirate is, however, but matter of conjecture. The noble families
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.