Herst Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Herst Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Herst family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 10
Cotton Piecer 3
Dress Maker 2
File Cutter 2
Bleacher Stoven 1
Perpetual Curate Of Holmes 1
Under Grad Queens Coll Corn 1
Ladies Maid 1
Dock Labourer 1
General Servant 1
Labourer Wife 1
Sail Makers Wife 1
Tin Plate Worker 1
Fruiterer 1
Woollen Weaver 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Assistant Woollen Merchant 1
Blacksmith 1
Cloth Burler 1
Cloth Miller 1
Coal Miner 1
Commission Agent 1
Cotton Doffer 1
Cotton Factory Worker 1
Cotton Reeler 1

Herst Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hurst 80% 81,001
2 Hirst 80% 66,521
3 Herst 100% 897
4 Harst 80% 567
5 Horst 80% 552
6 Hearst 83% 128

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The surname Herst is the 3rd most popular variant of Hurst.

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