Hurt Surname

17,188th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Hurt Surname Definition:

(English) a variant of Hart (q.v.) [Middle English hert, Old English heor(o)t = Old Norse hiört-r, a stag] Thomas le Hurt.—Hundred Rolls

Hurt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States27,1881:13,3321,653
England1,5031:37,0714,850
Czechia5761:18,4612,780
Argentina4121:103,7468,784
Germany3601:223,62625,044
Australia3181:84,8929,824
Israel2691:31,8134,498
Luxembourg2691:2,158238
Estonia2531:5,225546
Canada1691:218,02121,041
France1091:609,38380,423
Ukraine701:650,32469,671
Wales581:53,3544,894
Brazil571:3,755,690104,031
New Zealand551:82,33311,809
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
Austria501:170,30922,149
Switzerland441:186,65716,684
Isle of Man411:2,093405
Scotland341:157,4659,168
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
India301:25,568,846339,406
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Lebanon161:352,31810,901
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Ireland151:313,92910,911
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
China51:273,464,31313,838
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominica11:75,891912
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Palau11:21,643223
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7781:31,3314,158
Wales131:120,6475,000
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,7671:10,5351,379

The alternate forms: Hürt (1) are calculated separately.

Hurt (135) may also be a first name.

Hurt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) a variant of Hart (q.v.) [Middle English hert, Old English heor(o)t = Old Norse hiört-r, a stag] Thomas le Hurt.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the sign of the hart or stag, the adult male of the red deer; one thought to have some characteristic of the hart or stag.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Hurt is an ancient Nottingham name. Richard Hurt was mayor in 1595, 1602, and 1609; and John Hurt was vicar of St. Mary's church in 1461 (D.). Hurt is still a Nottingham name. An ancient and distinguished opulent family of this name resided at Ashbourne, Derbyshire, from the 15th to the 17th century. The Hurts of Kniveton, Casterne, and Alderwashley, in that county, were younger branches of the same ("History of Ashbourne," and Glover's "Derbyshire"). In the reign of Edward I. Hurt was a common name in Oxfordshire, and it was also represented then in Lincolnshire and Devonshire (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Hurt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hurt (Arabic: هيرت) is most common in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms: Hürt. Click here to see other potential spellings of Hurt.

How Common Is The Last Name Hurt? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 17,188th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 225,970 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Hurt live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 797,647th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 135 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 27,188 people, or 1 in 13,332. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, Kentucky, where 7 percent are found and Tennessee, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 89 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent are found and Czechia, where 2 percent are found.

Hurt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hurt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hurt surname increased 570 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 193 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 446 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 425 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 115 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hurt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (58%) in Ireland and Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Hurt last name are 16.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.82% registered with the political party.

The amount Hurt earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 99.23% more than the national average, earning R 473,448 per year; in United States they earn 7.61% less than the national average, earning $39,864 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.59% more than the national average, earning $54,942 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hürt921/
Hurtt892,744/
Hurth891,231/
Hourt89593/
Hurte89444/
Hurdt89150/
Hurts89138/
Khurt8988/
Churt8964/
Huert8934/
Husrt8919/
Heurt8918/
Haurt895/
Hurrt893/
Hurtd893/
Huirt891/
Ahurt890/
Hur868,861/
Urt8673/
Huerth80222/
Hurtte80101/
Hourtz8064/
Heurte8041/
Hurthe8031/
Churtz8020/
Hurtch8019/
Hourte8015/
Hourth804/
Haurte804/
Churts803/
Churte802/
Hourts801/
Khurte801/
Chaurt801/
Heurth800/
Hurrtz800/
Huirtt800/
Hurd7531,643/
Hirt7520,111/
Hour7513,076/
Hort759,046/
Hure756,374/
Chur751,141/
Hurr75752/
Jurt75751/
Haur75669/
Gurt75611/
Ahur75382/
Khur75372/
Urth75235/
Ohur75128/
Huur75104/
Heur7585/
Hutr7560/
Hurh7558/
Hurp7545/
Urte7520/
Huir7516/
Hurz7514/
Ourt7512/
Huhr7512/
Ihrt7510/
Urzt754/
Aurt752/
Husr752/
Urts751/
Uhrt751/
Huyr751/
Uert751/
Ujrt751/
Uirt751/
Urtp751/
Hurtová731,228/
Hurtova73968/
Heurthe739/
Chheurt732/
Hirth678,438/
Ur675,838/
Hurre672,183/
Khurd671,706/
Haure671,049/
Chure67706/
Chaur67666/
Chort67654/
Chour67506/
Houre67424/
Kheur67416/
Hourd67365/
Khour67314/
Khure67247/
Ourth67242/
Hjour67193/
Hordt67186/
Huerd67170/
Hortt67161/
Hürth67141/
Hiert67124/
Hoort67116/
Churr67108/
Hirtt67101/
Heure6786/
Hurds6781/
Hirdt6780/
Khaur6760/
Hoert6757/
Hujre6751/
Khurr6751/
Hutrr6749/
Huttr6732/
Churtova6719/
Churh6716/
Chhur6715/
Cheur6714/
Gourt6714/
Jourt6712/
Jurdt6711/
Ourte679/
Heuër679/
Huire677/
Hausr675/
Heurh675/
Housr675/
Huyre675/
Husre674/
Gaurt674/
Haurd673/
Churz673/
Chuhr673/
Urtch672/
Eurts672/
Churp672/
Heurr672/
Heusr672/
Heurd672/
Hurzh672/
Churd671/
Huird671/
Khurh671/
Ourts671/
Huyrh671/
Hourp671/
Huirz671/
Horzt671/
Chuur671/
Aurtz671/
Ujrrt671/
Hurcz671/
Horht671/
Hourh671/
Hürtz671/
Hirtd671/
Jaurt671/
Khuhr671/
Uirth671/
Urtės671/
Ghuur671/
Chuir671/
Urrth671/
Jhujr671/
Hjuhr671/
Horrt670/
Hirrt670/
Huurd670/
Hurrd670/
Heutr670/
Hurpf670/

Hurt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hurt in the Arabic language
هيرتhyrt-

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Hurt Reference & Research

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