Gorst
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See also: gorst
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Topographic surname for someone who lived in an area full of gorse bushes, from Old English gorst (“gorse”).
Proper noun[edit]
Gorst (countable and uncountable, plural Gorsts)
- A surname from Old English.
- A census-designated place in Kitsap County, Washington, United States, at the head of Sinclair Inlet.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Gorst is the 91221st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 202 individuals. Gorst is most common among White (92.57%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gorst”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 68.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old English
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English
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