Heslin
English edit
Etymology edit
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hEislin, a reduced form of Irish Ó hEisleanáin (“descendant of Eisleanán”), a personal name which probably derives from éislinn (“unsafe, weak”).
Proper noun edit
Heslin (plural Heslins)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Heslin is the 18977th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1437 individuals. Heslin is most common among White (93.25%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Heslin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 172.