Hesketh
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English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Heskett
Etymology
Habitational surname from the village of Hesketh Bank, in Lancashire, from Old Norse hestr (“stallion”) + skeið (“racecourse”).
Proper noun
Hesketh (countable and uncountable, plural Heskeths)
- A surname from Old Norse.
- A hamlet in Kneehill County, Alberta, Canada.
Related terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hesketh is the 41579th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 523 individuals. Hesketh is most common among White (96.37%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hesketh”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 171.