Hastings

Meaning

Proper Noun

• A place name, including

Origin

• The place name in England is derived from the Old English tribal name Hæstingas, 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.