Hession
English edit
Etymology edit
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hOisín (“descendant of Oisín”), a personal name which derives from a diminutive form of os (“deer”).
Proper noun edit
Hession (plural Hessions)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hession is the 18694th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1470 individuals. Hession is most common among White (96.46%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hession”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 172.