Hurst is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Hurst
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

One who lived by, or in, the wood or copse, or on the knoll or hillock.

Surname Hurst is form of Hearst. Dweller on, or near, a copse or wooded eminence.

Hurst is the variant form of Hirst. See Hurst - Parishes and places in Sussex, Berks, Kent, Hampshire, Northumberland, York, and many other counties. Anglo-Saxon hyrst, a wood or forest-whence numerous names of places which have become surnames, as Akehurst, Brinkhurst, Crowhurst, Dighurst, Elmhurst. The termination is principally found in the South-eastern counties, where it indicates the former existence of the great Sylva Anderida, or Forest of Andred.

Parishes and places in Sussex, Berks, Kent, Hampshire, Northumberland, York, and many other counties. Anglo-Saxon hyrst, a wood or forest-whence numerous names of places which have become surnames, as Akehurst, Brinkhurst, Crowhurst, Dighurst, Elmhurst. The termination is principally found in the South-eastern counties, where it indicates the former existence of the great Sylva Anderida, or Forest of Andred.

How popular is Hurst?

Hurst is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, South Africa, France, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Jamaica, Switzerland, Northern Ireland, Thailand, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominican Republic, Argentina.

Hurst is ranked 6093 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Hurst bearers increased by 3.72 per cent in 2010 US census to 46244 since 2000, the surname slipped by 47 spots and ranked at 749. The last name was found in around 2 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 84.5 86.51
Black 10.53 10
Hispanic or Latino 2.18 1.47
Others 1.79 1.18
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.54 0.48
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.47 0.36
Hurst is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Antigua and Barbuda is ahead in terms of density. Around 92871 person has been found who wears Hurst as their family name. Hurst is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Hurst:
711 United States58,867
410 England17,985
Countries with thousands of Hurst:
762 Australia5,113
1,562 Canada3,530
5,252 Germany2,027
682 New Zealand1,043
Countries with hundreds of Hurst:
11,123 South Africa597
20,929 France486
740 Wales465
1,638 Scotland436
1,909 Ireland268
1,340 Jamaica213
5,920 Switzerland194
1,932 Northern Ireland135
97,879 Thailand123
156 Antigua and Barbuda111
4,209 Dominican Republic108
30,872 Argentina106
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
25,940 Spain89
13,395 Israel70
2,323 Trinidad and Tobago69
6,835 Portugal66
94,176 Brazil65
2,080 Honduras52
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,053 Luxembourg41
15,464 United Arab Emirates40
10,676 Kuwait39
4,409 Panama31
23,803 Sweden29
679 Isle of Man27
36,996 Austria25
780 Jersey25
770 United States Virgin Islands22
632 Grenada19
65,241 Netherlands17
13,856 Singapore17
60,840 Belgium16
77,522 Greece16
690 Bermuda15
17,372 Uruguay15
389 Northern Mariana Islands14
89,138 Malaysia13
6,554 China11
3,937 Costa Rica11
207,772 Philippines11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
5,818 Guyana10
41,629 Norway10
85,740 Czechia9
32,607 Saudi Arabia9
6,946 Angola8
922 Cayman Islands8
4,774 Hong Kong8
92,581 Zimbabwe8
40,820 Croatia7
47,869 Japan7
35,997 Chile6
47,603 Denmark6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Ann Hurst worked as immigrant and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 25 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Jane and arrived on May 5, 1846. Margt. Hurst (18) Maid, 26 years old Pat Hurst, Henry Hurst, aged 19, 50 years old Jane Hurst, 17 years old Susan Hurst, Edwin Hurst (20) Workman, James Hurst, aged 20, Mary Hurst, aged 20, 40 years old Henry Hurst, and 57 other Hurst around 51.52% of whom were workman while others worked as barrel maker/ cooper and farmer, miner, harness maker migrated to US.

From Germany

28 years old farmer Anton Hurst who was residing in Baden migrated to USA on September 18, 1852 by Dublin put out from Havre. Farmer Francisca Hurst, Barbara Hurst, aged 26, Cather. Hurst, aged 3 months old, 10 years old Elizabeth Hurst, 32 years old Elizabeth Hurst, Magaretha Hurst, Margaretha Hurst, Maria Hurst, and 174 other Hurst around 60.16% of whom were farmer while others worked as servant and merchant, laborer, brewer, spinster, mason, butcher, cook migrated to US.

Hurst Namesakes

  • Jonny Hurst, from Wanstead, north London
  • Lillian Hurst, Puerto Rican actress and comedian
  • John Fletcher Hurst, American bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church and the first Chancellor of the American University
  • Charles Angas Hurst, Australian mathematical physicist noted for his work
  • Richard Hurst, British writer and director of comedy
  • Harold Edwin Hurst, British hydrologist from Leicester
  • Edwin William Hurst, was born October 16, 1910 at Falls City, Nebraska
  • James Willard Hurst, is widely credited as the founder of the modern field of American legal history
  • Geoff Hurst, English former professional footballer
  • Bruce Hurst, former Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher
  • Lee Hurst, English comedian
  • Michael Hurst, British-born New Zealand actor
  • Rick Hurst, American actor
  • Nathan Hurst, Australian programmer
  • Fannie Hurst, American novelist and short-story writer whose works were highly popular during the post-World War I era
  • Glynn Hurst, former professional footballer
  • Ryan Hurst, American actor, best
  • Murray Hurst, former rugby league coach
  • Pat Hurst, American professional golfer
  • Kevan Hurst, English professional footballer
  • Paul Hurst, English former professional footballer
  • Veronica Hurst, English film
  • Don Hurst, first baseman in Major League Baseball
  • Q. Byrum Hurst, Quincy Byrum Hurst, Sr
  • Brandon Hurst, English stage and film actor

Hurst Namesakes

  • Jonny Hurst, from Wanstead, north London
  • Lillian Hurst, Puerto Rican actress and comedian
  • John Fletcher Hurst, American bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church and the first Chancellor of the American University
  • Charles Angas Hurst, Australian mathematical physicist noted for his work
  • Richard Hurst, British writer and director of comedy
  • Harold Edwin Hurst, British hydrologist from Leicester
  • Edwin William Hurst, was born October 16, 1910 at Falls City, Nebraska
  • James Willard Hurst, is widely credited as the founder of the modern field of American legal history
  • Geoff Hurst, English former professional footballer
  • Bruce Hurst, former Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher
  • Lee Hurst, English comedian
  • Michael Hurst, British-born New Zealand actor
  • Rick Hurst, American actor
  • Nathan Hurst, Australian programmer
  • Fannie Hurst, American novelist and short-story writer whose works were highly popular during the post-World War I era
  • Glynn Hurst, former professional footballer
  • Ryan Hurst, American actor, best
  • Murray Hurst, former rugby league coach
  • Pat Hurst, American professional golfer
  • Kevan Hurst, English professional footballer
  • Paul Hurst, English former professional footballer
  • Veronica Hurst, English film
  • Don Hurst, first baseman in Major League Baseball
  • Q. Byrum Hurst, Quincy Byrum Hurst, Sr
  • Brandon Hurst, English stage and film actor

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