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Hecht

in the US

There are 6,645 people with the last name "Hecht" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Hecht 4,177
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  1. is 4,173rd most common Rinaldi
  2. is 4,174th most common Bahr
  3. is 4,175th most common Beeler
  4. is 4,176th most common Fortier
  5. is 4,177th most common Hecht
  6. is 4,178th most common Reiss
  7. is 4,179th most common Eck
  8. is 4,180th most common Duenas
  9. is 4,181st most common Gaddy

Most Common First Names for Hecht

David, Michael, Robert, William, Richard, James, Steven, John, Joseph, Mark

Meaning & History

German and Dutch: from Middle High German hech(e)t, Middle Dutch heect, hecht ‘pike’, generally a nickname for a rapacious and greedy person. In some instances it may have been a metonymic occupational name for a fisher and in others it may be a habitational name from a house distinguished by a sign depicting this fish.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German Hecht or Yiddish hekht ‘pike’, one of the many Ashkenazic ornamental names taken from vocabulary words denoting wildlife.

Recent Searches for "Hecht" in the US

Since June 2009
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David Hecht (91 searches)
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