# Hastings

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈheɪ.stɪŋz/ · frequency rank #11,227

## Definitions
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24. A habitational surname from Old English.
25. A surname originating as a patronymic.

## Etymology
The placename in England is derived from the Old English tribal name Hæstingas (“Hæsta's people, the family/followers of Hæsta”), which was later transferred to their settlement.
The family name has two possible sources:
* from the place name
* a patronymic surname derived from the Anglo-Norman personal name Hasten(c), Hastang
The later place names in other countries are named either after people with that family name, or after the town of Hastings in England.

## Easily confused with
- **hating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hastings-vs-hating)
- **hosting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hastings-vs-hosting)
- **halting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halting-vs-hastings)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ahstings`, `hasitngs`, `hasstings`, `hastigns`, `hastinggs`, `hastingss`, `hastinngs`, `hastinsg`, `hastnigs`, `hasttings`, `hatsings`, `hhastings`, `hsatings`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hastings