Whitehurst
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Habitational surname from a minor place in Cheshire, from Old English hwīt (“white”) + hyrst (“hurst, hillock, wooded hill”).
Proper noun[edit]
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Whitehurst”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.