Surname Checker / Hester
How Common Is the Last Name Hester?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Hester today
39,464
Ranked #976 of 162,254 published surnames · 12.08 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 35,642 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
73.1%
Black
21.94%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.52%
Hispanic
1.76%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.