Background: Topographic name for someone who lived on a wooded hill, Old English hyrst, or habitational name from one of the various places named with this word, for example Hurst in Berkshire, Kent, Somerset, and Warwickshire, or Hirst in Northumberland and West Yorkshire.
Variations: Hurst, Herst, Hearst, Hirst.
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Discussion of this family is welcomed.
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