Heslin

English

Etymology

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

Heslin (plural Heslins)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Heslin is the 18977^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1437 individuals. Heslin is most common among White (93.25%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Heslin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 172.

Anagrams

• elshin