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There are approximately 21,980 people named Hurst in the UK. That makes it the 455th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 348 are named Hurst.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Hurst surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Saxon. Local) A wood, a grove; fruit-bearing trees.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

HURST. Parishes and places in Sussex, Berks, Kent, Hampshire, Northumberland, York, and many other counties. l@f HURST. A-Sax. hjrsf, a wood or forest--whence numerous names of ijlaces which have liecome surnames, as Akehurst, Brinkliurst, Crowhurst, Dighurst, Elmlnn-st. The termination is principally found in the South-eastern coun

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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