HURST

Etymology

Noun

hurst (plural hursts)

(rare, outside, place names) A wood or grove.

Anagrams

• Hurts, Stuhr, Thurs, hurts

Proper noun

Hurst

A village in Berkshire, England.

A hamlet in Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England.

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hurst is the 749th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 46,244 individuals. Hurst is most common among White (84.50%) and Black (10.53%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Hurts, Stuhr, Thurs, hurts

Source: Wiktionary


Hurst, n. Etym: [OE. hurst, AS. hyrst; akin to OHG. hurst, horst, wood, thicket, G. horst the nest of a bird of prey, an eyerie, thicket.]

Definition: A wood or grove; -- a word used in the composition of many names, as in Hazlehurst.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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