Hasty

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Hastey, Hastie

Etymology

Two main origins:

• From a pet form of the Norman personal name Asketin, derived from Old Norse Ásketill, composed of the elements áss (“god”) and ketill (“sacrificial cauldron”).
• From Middle English hasty (“quick, speedy”), a nickname for a brisk or impetuous person, or possibly for a messenger.

Proper noun

Hasty (countable and uncountable, plural Hastys)

1. A surname.
2. An unincorporated community in Newton County, Arkansas, United States.
3. A census-designated place in Bent County, Colorado, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hasty is the 5244^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6654 individuals. Hasty is most common among White (84.79%) and Black/African American (10.75%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hasty”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 140.

Anagrams

• sayth, yasht