Hearst is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Hearst
No. of characters: 6
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Hearst

How popular is Hearst?

Hearst is common in United States.

Hearst is ranked 195167 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Hearst bearers increased by 1.172791 per cent in 2010 US census to 1294 since 2000, the surname slipped by 976 spots and ranked at 20502. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 58.04 61.61
Black 35.16 34.32
Hispanic or Latino 3.55 1.49
Others 2.63 1.88
Hearst is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Northern Ireland. Around 1779 people have been found who wears Hearst as their family name. Hearst have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
33,253 New Zealand9
18,625 Japan2
492,292 Ukraine1
9,591 Panama1
47,891 Norway1
169,904 Brazil1
16,640 Hong Kong1
277,603 France1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
64,073 Australia28
11,387 Ireland22
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,801 Northern Ireland72
Countries with hundreds of Hearst:
38,707 England108
32,272 Canada103
Countries with thousands of Hearst:
22,086 United States1,429

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman George Hearst from Ireland aboard the Rainbow from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 35 years old when he arrived in USA on April 17, 1849. Margaret Hearst, aged 18, are other Hearst that migrated to US.

Hearst Namesakes

  • George Randolph Hearst III, George Randolph Hearst, Jr.'s son
  • Amanda Hearst, Fashion Model
  • Austine McDonnell Hearst, Journalist
  • Phoebe Hearst, William Randolph Hearst's mother
  • William Randolph Hearst, Publisher
  • Cary Ann Hearst, Musical Artist
  • William Randolph Hearst, Publisher
  • William Randolph Hearst, Publisher
  • William Randolph Hearst, Publisher
  • Phoebe Hearst, William Randolph Hearst's mother

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