Hedge town or settlement of houses
Hesston is an English habitational surname derived from various place names. It likely stems from the Old English words 'hecg', meaning hedge, and 'tun', meaning enclosure or settlement, originally denoting someone who lived near a hedged-in area.
Less common today
Hesston isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,957 in 2021.
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US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
