Hengst
surname · Latin script
Meaning: from a byname meaning 'stallion'; cf
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/ˈhɛŋɡst/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Hengst is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- DEGermany
- USUnited States
- NLNetherlands
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
from a byname meaning 'stallion'; cf. Hingst, Hengstmann
Sources 1
- Deutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung
Attested across 5 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Hengst is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In German, metonymic occupational name for someone who worked with horses, or nickname for a lustful man or one who liked to boast about his sexual conquests, from Middle High German heng(e)st ‘stalhon’, also ‘gelding’.
as a nameDictionary of American Family Names
In German, stallion (male horse)
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In German, Zu westgerm. *hangista ‘(männliches) Pferd’; Übername/indirekter Berufsname/Wohnstättenname. Belegt mit 1277 Trägern; die Karte zeigt e/i-Vokalvarianten.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 1: Graphematik/Phonologie der Familiennamen I, Vokalismus
In German, Frequenter Familienname; Plate zeigt umgekehrte Vokalvarianz e > i vor Nasal, in der Form Hengst/Hingst.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 1: Graphematik/Phonologie der Familiennamen I, Vokalismus
In German, Kartenseite zu Vokalvariation e/i; größte Kreise u.a. im Raum Olbernhau und Zschopau.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 1: Graphematik/Phonologie der Familiennamen I, Vokalismus
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Christian Hengstb. 1804DEGerman educationist (1804-1883)
- Theodor Hengstb. 1869DEGerman sculptor
- Richard Hengstb. 1903DEGerman politician
- Eberhardt Hengstb. 1917DEGerman university teacher and writer (1917-1996)
- Karlheinz Hengstb. 1934DEGerman onomastician, university teacher, and politician (born 1934)
- Karl Hengstb. 1939DEGerman priest and church historian (1939–2021)
- Michael Hengstb. 1962DEGerman video game journalist and producer
- Bernadette La Hengstb. 1967DEGerman pop-rock singer-songwriter
- Sandra Hengstb. 1973DEGerman association football player
- Eva Hengstb. 1983NLDutch rower
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 17 sources across 10 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 1.1K | #23,835 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 1.1K | #22,753 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 1K | #24,075 |
| NL Netherlands | CBG Familienamenbank — Dutch surname bearer counts (GBA/BRP 2007) | 2007 | 523 | #3,696 |
| ES Spain | INE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos) | — | 15 | #97,717 |
| BE Belgium | Familienaam.be — Belgian family-name frequency (population register) | 2008 | 7 | #84,828 |
| CH Switzerland | BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames) | 2024 | 6 | #89,778 |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (surnames) | 2026 | 4 | — |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names) | — | 4 | #224,483 |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (surnames) | 2026 | 3 | — |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names) | — | 3 | #262,159 |
| CZ Czechia | MVČR — living population register 2017 | — | 2 | #188,546 |
Reference works 3
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does the name Hengst come from?
- from a byname meaning 'stallion'; cf. Hingst, Hengstmann Recorded by Deutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung.
- How do you pronounce Hengst?
- A machine transcription gives /ˈhɛŋɡst/ (IPA) for English.
- What does the name Hengst mean?
- Recorded meaning: from a byname meaning 'stallion'; cf.
- In which country does Hengst have the most bearers?
- Hengst is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Hengst”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.