Hirst Name Meaning: Taken from the Anglo-Saxon word 'hyrst' meaning 'wooded hill' or 'thicket'.
A name given to someone who lived near or in a thicket or wood.
Discover how your Hirst ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 9 |
| Berkshire | 2 |
| Cambridgeshire | 9 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 42 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 27 |
| Devon | 3 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 22 |
| Essex | 5 |
| Gloucestershire | 7 |
| Hampshire | 8 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 3 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 16 |
| Lancashire | 359 |
| Leicestershire | 29 |
| Lincolnshire | 37 |
| London | 79 |
| Middlesex | 9 |
| Northumberland | 12 |
| Norfolk | 3 |
| Northamptonshire | 2 |
| Nottinghamshire | 66 |
| Oxfordshire | 4 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 10 |
| Somerset | 2 |
| Surrey | 12 |
| Sussex | 9 |
| Staffordshire | 6 |
| Warwickshire | 18 |
| Westmorland | 4 |
| Wiltshire | 5 |
| Worcestershire | 6 |
| Yorkshire | 4,951 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 6 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 712 |
| At Home | 106 |
| Coal Miner | 73 |
| Hand Loom Weaver Woollen | 71 |
| House Servant | 66 |
| Weaver | 46 |
| Labourer | 45 |
| Dress Maker | 41 |
| Servant | 41 |
| Stone Mason | 39 |
| Hand Loom Weaver | 39 |
| Cloth Dresser | 37 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 35 |
| Woollen Weaver | 35 |
| House Keeper | 31 |
| Farm Labourer | 31 |
| Wool Comber | 29 |
| Shoe Maker | 27 |
| Farmer | 26 |
| Bobbin Winder | 22 |
| Cloth Weaver | 22 |
| Fancy Weaver | 22 |
| Hand Loom Weaver Cotton | 22 |
| Clothier | 21 |
| Woollen Piecer | 20 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Hirst | 4,875 |
| John Hirst | 4,022 |
| William Hirst | 2,933 |
| Sarah Hirst | 2,846 |
| George Hirst | 2,327 |
| Elizabeth Hirst | 2,275 |
| Joseph Hirst | 1,866 |
| Thomas Hirst | 1,774 |
| James Hirst | 1,762 |
| Hannah Hirst | 1,640 |
| Ann Hirst | 1,579 |
| Annie Hirst | 1,127 |
| Henry Hirst | 1,067 |
| Martha Hirst | 1,066 |
| Jane Hirst | 1,055 |
| Emma Hirst | 1,031 |
| Charles Hirst | 1,024 |
| Alice Hirst | 898 |
| Ellen Hirst | 811 |
| Arthur Hirst | 716 |
| Eliza Hirst | 697 |
| Samuel Hirst | 601 |
| Harry Hirst | 573 |
| Fred Hirst | 566 |
| Emily Hirst | 562 |