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herst Name Meaning and History

  1. English: variant of Hurst.
  2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name or nickname from Polish herszt ‘ringleader’, ‘chieftain’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The herst name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the herst family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of herst Families in the US in 1920
Number of herst families
 36-69
 13-35		 1-12
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Threads: 7 - Messages: 17
ThreadAuthorReplies
eugene herst judy 7
David Herst Born approx.1914 Rose Ami 0
William Herst NY City Diane McFarland 2
Guilford Herst/Hurst barbara1443 0
John Herst of Tiverton R.I. 1719 jeff5058 0
Herstowski names -- any info? DePeeWee 0
Ernest James Herst eherst98 1
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