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Last name Hester (Hester , Хестер , הסטר ) , globally, is a common cognomen. The surname Hester is characteristic of the United States, where it is quite a common surname, Ireland, where it is quite a rare surname, and Australia. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Also, Hester is the forename as well as the last name.