Parkhurst Surname

60,925th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,259 people bear this surname

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

Parkhurst Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the park hurst,' i.e. the wood in the park; v. Hurst. I cannot discover the spot. Mr. Lower says, 'A place in the Isle of Wight.' Of course many places might be so styled.

1581.

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Parkhurst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,3951:49,0145,935
England3271:170,39215,676
Canada2521:146,21314,975
Australia1841:146,71615,637
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Wales131:238,04114,239
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3051:79,9198,609
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4331:20,6412,616

Parkhurst (16) may also be a first name.

Parkhurst Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the park hurst,' i.e. the wood in the park; v. Hurst. I cannot discover the spot. Mr. Lower says, 'A place in the Isle of Wight.' Of course many places might be so styled.

1581. John Parkehurst, Surrey: Register of the University of Oxford.

1619. Robert Parkhurst, Middlesex: ibid.

1772. Married — Fleetwood Parkhurst and Ann Danforth: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Parkhurst = the Park-Wood [v. Park and Hurst] Parkhurst (Forest), I.o.W., is mentioned in Domesday Book as Parcus Regis. The Surrey Parkhurst occurs in the 16th cent, as Parkehurst.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller in an enclosure on a wooded hill.

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

A place in the Isle of Wight.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name on the Isle of Wight.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Parkhurst Last Name Facts

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

Parkhurst is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Parkhurst? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 60,925th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 882,376 people. Parkhurst is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Parkhurst reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname Parkhurst is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 7,395 people, or 1 in 49,014. In The United States Parkhurst is most frequent in: California, where 10 percent reside, New York, where 8 percent reside and Missouri, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Parkhurst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Parkhurst has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 304 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 107 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 186 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Parkhurst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Parkhurst are 15.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.25% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Parkhurst earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 4.22% less than the national average, earning R 227,604 per year; in United States they earn 4.91% more than the national average, earning $45,268 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.99% less than the national average, earning $48,692 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Parkhuirst951/
Parkheurst950/
Parckhurst950/
Parkhuyrst950/
Parkurst945/
Parhurst943/
Parkhorst891/
Parkhirst890/
Porkhurst890/
Parchurst890/
Parcurst820/

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