Whitehurst
English
Etymology
Habitational surname from a minor place in Cheshire, from Old English hwīt (“white”) + hyrst (“hurst, hillock, wooded hill”).
Proper noun
Whitehurst (countable and uncountable, plural Whitehursts)
- A surname from Old English.
- A hamlet in Dilhorne parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9745). [1]
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Whitehurst is the 4774th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7412 individuals. Whitehurst is most common among White (68.21%) and Black/African American (27.15%) individuals.
References
- Ordnance Survey
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Whitehurst”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.