Hurston Surname

341,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,075 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Hurston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hurston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0531:344,21630,957
England141:3,979,861125,553
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1241:404,98929,999

Hurston (101) may also be a first name.

Hurston Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hurston Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Hurston is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hurston? popularity and diffusion

Hurston is the 341,576th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 6,779,112 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Hurston are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hurston is also the 940,641st most frequent given name globally. It is borne by 101 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1,053 people, or 1 in 344,216. In The United States it is mostly found in: Georgia, where 18 percent are found, Michigan, where 8 percent are found and Alabama, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and The Bahamas, where 0 percent are found.

Hurston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hurston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hurston last name increased 849 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hurston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hurston surname are 15.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.44% registered with the party.

Hurston earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.91% less than the national average, earning $40,169 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hourston93454/
Churston9310/
Hurstton931/
Huirston931/
Haurston931/
Heurston930/
Urston922/
Hourstone880/
Horston8629/
Hirston8614/
Ourston8613/
Gurston861/
Eurston861/
Hurcton860/
Urstone860/
Aurston860/
Hurstun860/
Hoerston803/
Churstan801/
Orston775/
Urstonova752/
Churchton751/
Ierston71110/
Orrston710/
Ursztann671/
Horstann671/
Orstan6210/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hurston
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