Hastings is a

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of English and Irish origin, and is used also as a

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Surnames

As a surname Hastings may sometimes be a

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from the

Anglo-Norman Anglo-Norman may refer to: *Anglo-Normans, the medieval ruling class in England following the Norman conquest of 1066 *Anglo-Norman language **Anglo-Norman literature *Anglo-Norman England, or Norman England, the period in English history from 1066 ...

personal name ''Hasting'' (also ''Hastain''), but is usually a

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

from

Hastings Hastings () is a large seaside town and borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England, east to the county town of Lewes and south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place to the north-west ...

Sussex Sussex (), from the Old English (), is a historic county in South East England that was formerly an independent medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It is bounded to the west by Hampshire, north by Surrey, northeast by Kent, south by the English ...

. Separately also a common surname in

Connacht Connacht ( ; ga, Connachta or ), is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms (Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine, Conmhaícne, and Delbhn ...

Ireland, where it is thought to often be a rough phonetic Anglicization of the Irish Gaelic sept of ''Ó hOistín'' who were followers of the MacDermots of Moylurg, first Anglicized as Hestin and Histon, then later Hastings. John O'Hart in his work "The origin and stem of the Irish nation" published 1892, states the Irish Hastings origin is from the ancient Irish Gaelic name O'h-Uisgin, other possible Irish sources may derive from a Norse Gaelic personal name Oistín or a phonetic version of Ó hOissín another old

Irish surname, a family name that can sound regionally similar when said in original Irish. This family are most prominent in

County Mayo County Mayo (; ga, Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning "Plain of the Taxus baccata, yew trees") is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Conn ...

, County Limerick,

County Kerry County Kerry ( gle, Contae Chiarraí) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and forms part of the province of Munster. It is named after the Ciarraige who lived in part of the present county. The population of the co ...

and County Clare.

List of people surnamed Hastings

* Alan Hastings, American theoretical ecologist * Alcee Hastings (1936–2021), US congressman from Florida *

Amy-Joyce Hastings Amy-Joyce Hastings (born 24 September 1980) is an Irish actress who was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Film at the 2022 IFTA Film & Drama Awards for her performance in Who We Love. Early life and career Amy-Joyce Hastings wa ...

Irish actress * Anne Hastings (disambiguation), several people * Barbara Huddleston Abney-Hastings, 13th Countess of Loudoun (1919–2002) *

Barbara Rawdon-Hastings, Marchioness of Hastings Barbara Rawdon-Hastings, Marchioness of Hastings, 20th Baroness Grey de Ruthyn (''née'' Yelverton; 20 May 1810 – 18 November 1858) was a fossil collector and geological author. Early life Born at Brandon House in Brandon, Warwickshire, Barba ...

(1810–1858), fossil collector and geologist *

Basil Macdonald Hastings Basil MacDonald Hastings (20 September 1881 – 21 February 1928) was an English author, journalist, and playwright. Early life and education Hastings was born on 20 September 1881 in London, second son of solicitor S. J. Edward Hastings. He was ...

(1881–1928), British author, playwright and journalist, father of

Macdonald Hastings Douglas Edward Macdonald "Mac" Hastings (6 October 1909 – 4 October 1982), known as Macdonald Hastings, was an English journalist, author and war correspondent. Early life and education Hastings was born in Camberwell, South London, the son o ...

, grandfather of

Max Hastings Sir Max Hugh Macdonald Hastings (; born 28 December 1945) is a British journalist and military historian, who has worked as a foreign correspondent for the BBC, editor-in-chief of ''The Daily Telegraph'', and editor of the ''Evening Standard' ...

Bill Hastings (censor) William "Bill" Kenneth Hastings was New Zealand's tenth Chief Censor. He held the position from October 1999 to July 2010. He was Chairperson of the Immigration and Protection Tribunal from July 2010 until February 2013, and is currently a Di ...

(born c. 1960), Chief Censor of New Zealand from 1999 to 2010 *

Bill Hastings (footballer) William Hastings (22 August 1888 – after 1919) was an English professional footballer who scored seven goals in 40 appearances in the Second Division of the Football League playing for Birmingham. He also won the Southern League title with Br ...

(1888– after 1919), English professional footballer *

Bob Hastings Robert Francis Hastings (April 18, 1925 – June 30, 2014) was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Lt. Elroy Carpenter on ''McHale's Navy'' and voicing Commissioner James Gordon in the DC Animated Universe. Early life Hast ...

(1925–2014), American actor * Brian Hastings (born 1940), New Zealand cricketer *

Brian Hastings (poker player) Brian Hastings (born June 24, 1988) of Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania is an American professional poker player known for his six World Series of Poker bracelets and for his profitable online cash game sessions against the Swedi ...

(born 1988), American poker player * Charles Hastings (disambiguation), several people *

Clare Hastings Clare Hastings is a British author, and a former fashion journalist, stylist and costume designer. Early life She is the daughter of Macdonald Hastings and Anne Scott-James, and sister to Max Hastings. Career Hastings worked for over 30 years a ...

, British author, fashion journalist, stylist and costume designer *

Clifford C. Hastings Clifford Cornelius Hastings (June 25, 1882 – September 28, 1946) was an American electrical engineer, businessman and politician from New York. Life He was born on June 25, 1882, in Rensselaer County, New York, the son of Milon S. Hastings and E ...

(1882–1946), New York politician *

Cuyler Hastings Cuyler Hastings (c. 1864 – 10 January 1914) was an American stage actor, remembered for his portrayal of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. History Australia In 1902 Hastings was contracted by J. C. Williamson's to play the Holmes charact ...

(c. 1864–1914), American stage actor, played Sherlock Holmes * Daniel Hastings (disambiguation), several people * Doc Hastings (born 1941), US congressman from Washington State *

Don Hastings Donald Francis Michael Hastings (born April 1, 1934) is a longtime American actor, singer, and writer best known for his 50-year role as Dr. Robert "Bob" Hughes on the CBS soap opera ''As the World Turns''. Hastings was the third actor to portra ...

(born 1934), American actor * Edith Abney-Hastings, 12th Countess of Loudoun (1883–1960) * Edith Rawdon-Hastings, 10th Countess of Loudoun (1833–1874) * Edward Hastings (disambiguation), several people *

Edwin George Hastings Edwin George Hastings (August 11, 1872, Ashtabula County, Ohio – September 29, 1953, Orlando, Florida) was an American professor of agricultural bacteriology, known for his work with Harry Luman Russell on bovine tuberculosis and applications of t ...

(1872–1953), American agricultural bacteriologist * Elizabeth Hastings (disambiguation), several people * Ernest Hastings (1879–1940), English entertainer * Ferdinando Hastings, 6th Earl of Huntingdon (1609–1656) * Lady Flora Hastings (1806–1839) * Francis Hastings (disambiguation), several people * Frank Abney Hastings (1794–1828) * Fred W. Hastings, American politician * Gavin Hastings (born 1962), Scottish rugby player * George Hastings (disambiguation), several people * Hans Francis Hastings, 12th Earl of Huntingdon (1779–1828), British navy officer * Henry Hastings (disambiguation), several people *

James Hastings James Hastings (26 March 1852 – 15 October 1922) was a Scottish United Free Church minister and biblical scholar. He is best known for producing major reference works, including a 5-volume '' Dictionary of the Bible'' and a 13-volume ''Encyc ...

(1852–1922), Scottish theologian *

James F. Hastings James Fred Hastings (April 10, 1926 – October 24, 2014) was an American radio station executive and a Republican politician from New York. Early life Hastings was born on April 10, 1926, in Olean, New York. He graduated from Allegany Central ...

(1926–2014), US congressman from New York *

Jimmy Hastings James Brian Gordon Hastings (born 12 May 1938) is a British musician associated with the Canterbury scene who plays saxophones, flute and clarinet. Hastings was born in Aberdeen, Scotland. He has played with his brother Pye Hastings in Caravan, ...

(born 1938), British musician * John Hastings (disambiguation), several people * Jordan Hastings (born 1982), Canadian musician *

Katherine Hastings Katherine Hastings is an American poet from Northern California. Her full length collections are “A Different Beauty” (Spuyten Duyvil, 2022), "Shakespeare & Stein Walk Into a Bar" (Spuyten Duyvil NYC, 2016), ''Nighthawks'' (Spuyten Duyvil NYC ...

, American poet * Katherine Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon (died 1620) *

Kevin Hastings Kevin "Horrie" Hastings (born 5 January 1957) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a and during the 1970s and 1980s. Hastings played for the Eastern Suburbs in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL), ...

(born 1957), Australian rugby league footballer *

Lansford Hastings Lansford Warren Hastings (1819–1870) was an American explorer and Confederate soldier. He is best remembered as the developer of Hastings Cutoff, a claimed shortcut to California across what is now the state of Utah, a factor in the Donner Part ...

(1819–1870) *

Laurence Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke Laurence de Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke (20 March 131920 August 1348) was a Norman English nobleman and held the titles 1st Earl of Pembroke (4th creation), Baron Abergavenny and Baron Hastings under Edward II of England and Edward III of Englan ...

(1319–1348) *

(1909–1982), British journalist * Sir

(born 1945), British journalist * Meredith G. Hastings, American atmospheric chemist *

Michael Hastings (disambiguation) Michael or Mike Hastings may refer to: * Michael Hastings (playwright) (1938–2011), British playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and poet *Michael Abney-Hastings, 14th Earl of Loudoun (1942–2012), English-born Australian rice farmer, Scottish ari ...

, several people *

Milo Hastings Milo Milton Hastings (June 28, 1884 – February 25, 1957) was an American inventor, author, and nutritionist. He invented the forced-draft chicken incubator and Weeniwinks, a health-food snack. He wrote about chickens, science fiction, and hea ...

(1884–1957), American author and inventor *

Natasha Hastings Natasha Monique Hastings (born July 23, 1986) is an American 400 meter track and field sprinter. Career Hastings began her track career at a very early age and made a first place win at the USATF Junior Olympics in the 400 metres in the Youth Gi ...

(born 1986), American sprint athlete * Sir Patrick Hastings (1880–1952), English barrister *

Paul P. Hastings Paul Pardee Hastings (October 22, 1872 – September 16, 1947) was a prominent executive of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad. Personal life Hastings was born on October 22, 1872, in the family home in Farmington, Atchison County, Ka ...

(1872–1947), American railroad executive * Reed Hastings (born 1960), founder of Netflix * Richard Hastings (disambiguation), several people * Scott Hastings (disambiguation), several people * Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon (1707–1791) * Selina Hastings (born 1945), British biographer and journalist *

Serranus Clinton Hastings Serranus Clinton Hastings (November 22, 1814 – February 18, 1893) was an American politician, rancher and lawyer in California. He studied law as a young man and moved to the Iowa District in 1837 to open a law office. Iowa became a territory a ...

(1814–1893), US congressman from Iowa, Chief Judge of Iowa and California *

Seth Hastings Seth Hastings (April 8, 1762 – November 19, 1831) was a United States representative from Massachusetts. Born in Cambridge in the Province of Massachusetts Bay to Seth and Hannah (Soden) Hastings, he was a descendant of the colonist Thomas Ha ...

(1762–1831), US congressman from Massachusetts * Simon Abney-Hastings, 15th Earl of Loudoun (born 1974) * Smith H. Hastings (1843–1905) Union Col. and Medal of Honor winner, see List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: G–L *

Somerville Hastings Somerville Hastings, FRCS (4 March 1878 – 7 July 1967) was a British surgeon and Labour Party politician.ODNB article by John Stewart'Hastings, Somerville (1878–1967)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 ...

(1878–1967) English Surgeon, Socialist and Member of Parliament * Sir

Stephen Hastings Sir Stephen Lewis Edmonstone Hastings (4 May 1921 – 10 January 2005) was a British Conservative politician who was elected Member of Parliament for Mid Bedfordshire in a 1960 by-election and held it until he stood down at the 1983 general e ...

(1921–2005), British MP * Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon (1650–1701) * Theophilus Hastings, 9th Earl of Huntingdon (1696–1746) * Thomas Hastings (disambiguation), several people * W. K. Hastings (1930–2016), Canadian statistician *

Warner Hastings, 15th Earl of Huntingdon Lieutenant-Colonel Warner Francis John Plantagenet Hastings, 15th Earl of Huntingdon, DL (8 July 1868 – 5 April 1939) was a British peer, and Deputy Lieutenant of King's County, Ireland. Family Hastings was born at St Stephen's Green, ...

(1868–1939) *

Warren Hastings Warren Hastings (6 December 1732 – 22 August 1818) was a British colonial administrator, who served as the first Governor of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal), the head of the Supreme Council of Bengal, and so the first Governor-Genera ...

(1732–1818), first Governor-General of India *

Warren E. Hastings Warren E. Hastings (July 3, 1887 – May 3, 1970) was an American locomotive engineer and politician. Hastings was born on a farm in Alcona County, Michigan, He moved with his parents to Lake County, Minnesota in 1900 and settled in Two Harb ...

(1887-1970), American politician and locomotive engineer *

Will Hastings Will Hastings (born July 30, 1996) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Auburn. Early life and Auburn Hastings was born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas where he graduated from Pulaski Ac ...

(born 1996), American football player * William Hastings (disambiguation), several people

Fictional

* Arthur Hastings, a character in Agatha Christie novels * Shaun Hastings, a character in the Assassin's Creed video game series. * Spencer Hastings, main character in the

ABC Family The American cable television, cable and satellite television network that is now known as Freeform (TV channel), Freeform was originally launched as the CBN Satellite Service on April 29, 1977, and has gone through several different owners (and s ...

television series Pretty Little Liars and in the novel of the same name. * Ted Hastings, the Superintendent in charge of AC-12 in the BBC's

Line of Duty ''Line of Duty'' is a British police procedural television series created by Jed Mercurio and produced by World Productions. On 26 June 2012, BBC Two began to broadcast the first series; it was its best-performing drama series in ten years wit ...

People with the given name Hastings

Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay Hastings Lionel Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay (21 June 1887 – 17 December 1965), was a diplomat and general in the British Indian Army who was the first Secretary General of NATO. He also was Winston Churchill's chief military assistant during the ...

(1887–1965), first Secretary General of NATO * Hastings Banda (1898–1997), prime minister and president of Malawi *

Hastings Edward Harrington Hastings Edward Harington Victoria Cross, VC (9 November 1832 – 20 July 1861) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Comm ...

(1832–1861), English recipient of the Victoria Cross *

Hastings Keith Hastings Keith (November 22, 1915 – July 19, 2005) was a United States representative from Massachusetts. Keith was born in Brockton, Massachusetts on November 22, 1915. He graduated from Brockton High School, Deerfield Academy, and the Univer ...

(1915–2005), US congressman from Massachusetts *

Hastings Lees-Smith Hastings Bertrand Lees-Smith PC (26 January 1878 – 18 December 1941) was a British Liberal turned Labour politician who was briefly in the cabinet as President of the Board of Education in 1931. He was the acting Leader of the Opposition and ...

(1878–1941), English Member of Parliament * Hastings Rashdall (1858–1924), English philosopher *

Hastings Russell, 12th Duke of Bedford Hastings William Sackville Russell, 12th Duke of Bedford (21 December 1888 – 9 October 1953) was a British peer. He was born at Cairnsmore House, Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, the son of Herbrand Russell, 11th Duke of Bedford, and his wife ...

(1888–1953) * Sir Hastings Yelverton (1808–1878), British admiral

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List of people surnamed Hastings

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People with the given name Hastings

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