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Hastings 1
Type Surname (from location)
Other Forms FormsHasting, Harestane, Hairston

Meaning & History

Habitational name from Hastings, a place in Sussex, on the south coast of England, near which the English army was defeated by the Normans in 1066. It is named from Old English H?stingas ‘people of H?sta’. The surname was taken to Scotland under William the Lion in the latter part of the 12th century. It also assimilated some instances of the native Scottish surname Harestane (see Hairston). See also, Hasting.
Added 7/5/2007 by M.Hendrix
Edited 2/22/2020 by Mike C and LMS

Hastings 2
3. usages AND description are verified
Type Surname (from given name)
Usage Irish
Other Forms FormsÓ hOistín, Augustine, Austin

Meaning & History

Connacht shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hOistín ‘descendant of Oistín’, the Gaelic form of Augustine (see Austin).
Added 8/24/2019 by LMS