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 | 4 |
| Berkshire | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire | 3 |
| Channel Islands | 10 |
| Cheshire | 83 |
| Cornwall | 4 |
| Cumberland | 8 |
| Derbyshire | 120 |
| Devon | 18 |
| Dorset | 11 |
| Durham | 169 |
| Essex | 73 |
| Gloucestershire | 22 |
| Hampshire | 60 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 7 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 4 |
| Kent | 45 |
| Lancashire | 1,758 |
| Leicestershire | 59 |
| Lincolnshire | 73 |
| London | 287 |
| Middlesex | 92 |
| Northumberland | 82 |
| Norfolk | 4 |
| Northamptonshire | 5 |
| Nottinghamshire | 141 |
| Oxfordshire | 5 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 19 |
| Somerset | 23 |
| Surrey | 28 |
| Sussex | 31 |
| Staffordshire | 78 |
| Warwickshire | 102 |
| Westmorland | 6 |
| Wiltshire | 3 |
| Worcestershire | 29 |
| Yorkshire | 8,671 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 4 |
| Carnarvonshire | 10 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 3 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 22 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 25 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 1,037 |
| Cotton Weaver | 152 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 125 |
| Weaver | 123 |
| Private Means | 82 |
| Farmer | 61 |
| Woollen Weaver | 58 |
| None | 52 |
| At Home | 45 |
| General Labourer | 40 |
| Labourer | 40 |
| Dressmaker | 36 |
| Cloth Weaver | 31 |
| Clerk | 30 |
| House Keeper | 30 |
| Housekeeper | 28 |
| School Boy | 27 |
| Charwoman | 25 |
| Coal Miner (hewer) | 24 |
| Home | 24 |
| Joiner | 24 |
| Shop Assistant | 24 |
| Farm Labourer | 23 |
| Weaver Woollen | 23 |
| Woolen Weaver | 23 |
| 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 |