Warhurst Surname

169,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,549 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Warhurst Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Weir- Wood [Old English wer, weir + hyrst, wood, copse]

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Warhurst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9651:57,7396,949
United States8881:408,17435,568
Australia5431:49,7166,190
Canada451:818,79163,991
Wales371:83,6366,963
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8421:28,9493,906
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1171:429,22031,367

Warhurst Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Weir- Wood [Old English wer, weir + hyrst, wood, copse]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Danish, Warhus; from the Flemish, Verhust; a personal name.

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

User-submitted Reference

This surname likely comes from the farm Warhurst Fold Farm in Charlesworth, Derbyshire. A hurst is a 'wood'. The surname is most prominent in Derbyshire, Northern England.

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(English (Derbyshire and Manchester)) The dweller at the wooded wood. Both place elements mean wood. A hamlet near Charlesworth, Derbyshire.

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Warhurst Last Name Facts

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

The surname Warhurst is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Warhurst? popularity and diffusion

The last name Warhurst is the 169,344th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,858,982 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 40 percent of Warhurst live; 40 percent live in Northern Europe and 40 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 965 people, or 1 in 57,739. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 32 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 11 percent are found and Lancashire, where 6 percent are found. Other than England this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent are found and Australia, where 21 percent are found.

Warhurst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Warhurst has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 115 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 759 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Warhurst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Warhurst surname are 9.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.65% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Warhurst earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3% more than the national average, earning $44,443 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.81% more than the national average, earning $50,085 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wharhurst940/
Barhurst887/
Warhorst882/
Worhurst881/
Wharhirst825/
Worchurst822/
Varhorst751/
Verhurst751/
Vaarhorst7169/
Voorhorst59629/

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