As described in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Saxon. Local) A wood, a grove; fruit-bearing trees.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.


Patronymica Britannica (1860)

HURST. Parishes and places in Sussex, Berks, Kent, Hampshire, Northumberland, York, and many other counties. l@f HURST. A-Sax. hjrsf, a wood or forest--whence numerous names of ijlaces which have liecome surnames, as Akehurst, Brinkliurst, Crowhurst, Dighurst, Elmlnn-st. The termination is principally found in the South-eastern coun

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


Surname type: Location or geographical feature

Origin: English

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: England

Religion of origin: Christian

Language of origin: English

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