Gurst Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gurst Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gurst family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 6
Merchants Wife 1
Timber Merchant 1
Carder Cotton 1
Chicken Butcher 1
Family Servant Domesic 1
Formerly Cotton Winder 1
Office Boy 1
Scavenger 1
Tailor 1
Winder Cotton 1
General Servant 1
General Servant Domestic 1
Grocer & C 1
Private 1
Tyer Of Woollen Works 1
Annuitant 1
Retired Manufacturer 1
Steel Melter 1
Tailoress 1
Retired China Mender 1

Gurst Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Grist 60% 9,782
2 Gorst 80% 4,439
3 Grust 60% 609
4 Grest 60% 409
5 Greest 50% 325
6 Gurst 100% 300
7 Grost 60% 211
8 Griest 50% 128

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The surname Gurst is the 6th most popular variant of Grist.

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