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Hurston
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English
Etymology
Habitational surname from several minor places in England, from en ang heorot hart or ang hyrst wooded hill + ang tūn enclosure; settlement, town or ang þorn thornbush.
Pronunciation
en /ˈhɜː.stən/ RP
en /ˈhɝ.stən/ GA
en ɜː(ɹ)stən 2
Proper noun
s
en Old English.
Derived terms
en Hurstonian
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Hurston is the 27918th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 859 individuals. Hurston is most common among Black/African American (53.2%) and White (38.88%) individuals.
Further reading
Anagrams
en hnorstu Rushton runs hot