Hastings Family History

Hastings Surname Meaning

English and Scottish: habitational name from Hastings (Sussex) near which the English army was defeated by the Normans in 1066. The placename derives from an Old English personal name Hǣsta + the Old English groupname suffix -ingas. In the latter part of the 12th century at the time of William the Lion the surname was taken to Scotland where it assimilated instances of the native Scottish surname Harestane.

English: variant of Hasting with Middle English genitival -s. Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hOistín ‘descendant of Oistín’ the Gaelic form of the personal name Augustine (see Austin).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Hasting, Harting, Harding, Halling, Haskin, Hartin, Harling, Haskins, Hollings, Hellings

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38K	Military Records
24K	Immigration Records
214K	Census and Voter Lists
1M	Member Trees

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Where is the Hastings family from?

You can see how Hastings families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Hastings family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Hastings families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 345 Hastings families living in Ontario. This was about 61% of all the recorded Hastings's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Hastings families in 1911.

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What did your Hastings ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Income were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Hastings. 46% of Hastings men worked as a Farmer and 17% of Hastings women worked as an Income. Some less common occupations for Americans named Hastings were Clerk and Student.

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Farmer

46%

Labourer

10%

Student

Clerk

Income

17%

Housekeeper

17%

Stenographer

12%

Student

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Census Record

There are 214K census records available for the last name Hastings. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Hastings census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 24K immigration records available for the last name Hastings. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 38K military records available for the last name Hastings. For the veterans among your Hastings ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Hastings lifespan?

Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Hastings life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Hastings in 1943 was 43, and 72 in 2004.

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Hastings Surname Meaning

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Hastings family from?

What did your Hastings ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

46%

Labourer

10%

Student

Clerk

Income

17%

Housekeeper

17%

Stenographer

12%

Student

What Hastings family records will you find?

What is the average Hastings lifespan?

Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Hastings life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Hastings in 1943 was 43, and 72 in 2004.

Hastings Family History

Hastings Surname Meaning

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Hastings Surname Meaning

2 million record(s) for Hastings

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Where is the Hastings family from?

What did your Hastings ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1921

Top Female Occupations In 1921

What Hastings family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Hastings lifespan?

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