# Hesketh

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #74,166

## Definitions
1. A surname from Old Norse.
2. A hamlet in Kneehill County, Alberta, Canada.

## Etymology
Habitational surname from the village of Hesketh Bank, in Lancashire, from Old Norse hestr (“stallion”) + skeið (“racecourse”).

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