Hastings - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Hastings \ha-stin-gs, has-ti-ngs\ is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "son of the austere man".

Hastings has 4 variant forms: Hastey, Hastie, Hasting and Hasty.

Baby names that sound like Hastings are Huston and Houston.

Hastings is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Hastings. Click here to compare Hastings with related baby names.