Haste
English edit
Etymology edit
Metonymic occupation surname for someone who turned the spit for roasting meat, from Old French haste (“spit”).
Proper noun edit
Haste (plural Hastes)
- A surname from Old French.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Haste is the 35489th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 634 individuals. Haste is most common among White (92.11%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Haste”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 140.