Hestor

Hestor Meaning & Origin

About Hestor
The surname Hestor is of English origin and is derived from the medieval given name Hester, which itself is a variant of the name Esther. The name Esther is of Persian origin and means "star." Therefore, the surname Hestor is likely to have originated as a patronymic surname, meaning it was used to identify the descendants of someone named Hester or Esther.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Hestor is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Hestor: 100
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 160,975
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.03

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Hestor based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Hestor is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HSTR
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H02306
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH EH1 S T ER0
🌐 IPA
/hestor*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HSTR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H236

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hestor in Braille

Here's how to represent Hestor in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Hestor in braille

How to sign the name Hestor using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Hestor using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Hestor in sign language

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