Show ContentsHast Surname History

Early Origins of the Hast family

The surname Hast was first found in Norfolk where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Hast family

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Hast Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hast, Haste, Ast, Aste and others.

Early Notables of the Hast family

Distinguished members of the family include

  • the Hast family of Windham


United States Hast migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hast Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Giles Hast, who landed in Maryland in 1659 1
  • Daniel Hast, who landed in Maryland in 1664 1
Hast Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Jacob Hast, who arrived in America in 1764-1798 1
  • Jac,ob Hast, who landed in America in 1789 1
Hast Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Peter Hast, who arrived in America in 1832 1
  • Joh Bern Anton Hast, who arrived in Texas in 1846 1
  • George Hast, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1847 1
  • Johannes Hast, who landed in America in 1855 1

New Zealand Hast migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Hast Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • John Hast, aged 24, a gardener, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Cuba" in 1840


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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