The dewhurst Surname
dewhurst Name Meaning and History
English: habitational name from a place in Lancashire, probably so
named from Old English deawig ‘dewy’ + hyrst ‘wooded
hill’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
Learn the meaning and history of your first name
Share this page with friends and family
Search for dewhurst records
More resources for your dewhurst family history
Dewhurst message board
Threads: 226 - Messages: 609
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Edward Dewhurst , Lancashire, St Croix & Australia | Ian Dewhurst | 18 |
| Dewhurst from Ribchester |
 Robgal74
| 2 |
| Doris Dewhurst |
jgood546
| 4 |
| Dr. Wm Heyliger Dewhurst - Will in NY - residence St Croix |
TDdewhurst
| 5 |
| Henry and Catherine Mooney Dewhurst of NYC | Diane Tichenor | 12 |
| DEWHURST Resources |
JanaBlack58
| 11 |
| DEWHURST Old Pictures Brantford and West Indies references |
jasdlc
| 0 |
| Dewhurst / Cubbage / Haworth | Jay Wondolowski | 17 |
| DEWHURST - Blackburn, Chorley, MA & NYC |
TDdewhurst
| 16 |
| Donna Dewhurst/ Utah |
kenseeu
| 3 |
Start your FREE family tree. Who will you discover?
A family tree is the easiest way to start discovering your family history. To begin, just enter whatever you know and we'll use that to try and find more information for you.
Begin your family tree with your name:
The dewhurst name in History
A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the dewhurst family name as far back in history as possible.
Member Connections
- Anonymously contact one of the Ancestry members researching the dewhurst last name.
- Search for Ancestry members researching one of your specific ancestors.
- Create or update your own Ancestry member profile so that other members can anonymously contact you.
More Tools and Resources
- Search Ancestry.com for all of your dewhurst ancestors.
- Create and publish your own family history book using Ancestry Press.
- Learn more about your family history using DNA Ancestry.
- Learn more about family history in the Ancestry Learning Center.
- Visit the Ancestry.com homepage.