About Hastings
The name "Hastings" is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "haest" meaning "brushwood" or "thicket" and "ing" meaning "people" or "tribe." Therefore, the name "Hastings" can be interpreted to mean "the people of the brushwood" or "the tribe living near the thicket." It is a surname that is often associated with the town of Hastings in East Sussex, England.
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Most individuals with the name Hastings are male.
The popularity of the name has increased by 50% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Hastings in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Hastings using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.