Hessian Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hessian Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hessian family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 7
Agricultural Labourer 3
Labourer 3
Tailor 2
Cotton Realer 1
House Servant 1
Cooper 1
Cotton Factory Worker 1
Cotton Weaver 1
File Grinder 1
India Rubber Tube Maker 1
Machine Sewer 1
Provision Dealer 1
Worker In A Cotton Mill 1
Bricklayer Labourer 1
Flax Spinner 1
Lab 1
Labourer In A Pottery 1
Old Clothes Hawker 1
Reeler 1

Hessian Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Husson 57% 1,823
2 Hassan 71% 993
3 Hasson 57% 698
4 Hession 86% 611
5 Hessian 100% 422
6 Hesson 71% 393
7 Hoseason 38% 240
8 Hassen 57% 116

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The surname Hessian is the 5th most popular variant of Husson.

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