Hursty Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Hursty Surname User-submission:

My grandmother was of the surname Hurst and her family came from the Scottish Borders with England. After decades of research I was put in contact with the 'King of the Gypsies', William Marshall, who by then had settled in Lockerbie, Scotland.

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Hursty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Hursty Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

My grandmother was of the surname Hurst and her family came from the Scottish Borders with England. After decades of research I was put in contact with the 'King of the Gypsies', William Marshall, who by then had settled in Lockerbie, Scotland. He was in his 90s. We visited him and he told me that the Hurst name of the Scottish Borders belonged to a travelling family whose correct name in Scotland was Hursty [Hurst when they settled in England] and that when the family traveled to Ireland they took the name Horsey. Subsequent inquiries revealed that one Hursty man traveled to Prince Edward Island.My grandmother, Elizabeth Kerr Hurst was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in mid-1800s and was first generation to settle. We are extremely proud of our heritage and hope people are not offended by this information.

- patsypatterson

Hursty Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hursty is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hursty? popularity and diffusion

Hursty is the 3,228,735th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Hursty reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 10,355,970. In The United States it is most frequent in: Massachusetts, where 40 percent reside, Connecticut, where 29 percent reside and New York, where 23 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 3 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent reside.

Hursty Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hursty last name are 16% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.23% registered to vote for the political party.

Hursty earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.18% less than the national average, earning $34,440 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hursti83222/
Hursta8328/
Hurste838/
Horsty830/
Hurster7763/
Hurstis770/
Hursted770/
Ursta73645/
Orsty7312/
Urste734/
Ursti732/
Horshtay714/
Churstie711/
Hurstead710/
Horste67204/
Horsti6730/
Horsta6711/
Urshte673/
Eursti671/
Chaurstha671/
Gursti671/
Urszta671/
Haurstich670/
Urster670/
Urstedt622/
Horstte621/
Hoerste621/
Oursted620/
Uhrstedt574/
Orste5516/
Chaurctte531/
Orstee501/
Orstii501/

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