Woodhurst

English

Etymology

From Old English wudu (“wood”) + hyrst (“wooded hillock”).

Proper noun

Woodhurst (countable and uncountable, plural Woodhursts)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3176).
   2. A community in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
   • 1949 November and December, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 367:

     The first two runs were timed by Mr. H. J. J. Griffith, and the third by Mr. Arthur H. Woodhurst.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Woodhurst is the 106096^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 168 individuals. Woodhurst is most common among White (88.69%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Woodhurst”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.