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Hector

in California

There are 384 people with the last name "Hector" in California.

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Hector 6,466
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  1. is 6,462nd most common Eck
  2. is 6,463rd most common Gist
  3. is 6,464th most common Hailey
  4. is 6,465th most common Harriman
  5. is 6,466th most common Hector
  6. is 6,467th most common Massa
  7. is 6,468th most common Medlin
  8. is 6,469th most common Munroe
  9. is 6,470th most common Ouyang

Similar Names and Nicknames

Hester, Hekter, Hoctor, Hexter, Hect, Hecter, Hocter, Hectus, Hektor, Hestor

Most Common First Names for Hector

David, Lopez, Dorothy, Garcia, Gary, Hernande, Hernandez, Patricia

Meaning & History

Scottish: Anglicized form of the Gaelic personal name Eachann (earlier Eachdonn, already confused with Norse Haakon), composed of the elements each ‘horse’ + donn ‘brown’.

English: found in Yorkshire and Scotland, where it may derive directly from the medieval personal name. According to medieval legend, Britain derived its name from being founded by Brutus, a Trojan exile, and Hector was occasionally chosen as a personal name, as it was the name of the Trojan king's eldest son. The classical Greek name, Hektōr, is probably an agent derivative of Greek ekhein ‘to hold back’, ‘hold in check’, hence ‘protector of the city’.

German, French, and Dutch: from the personal name (see 2 above). In medieval Germany, this was a fairly popular personal name among the nobility, derived from classical literature. It is a comparatively rare surname in France.

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