Hirst Name Meaning: Taken from the Anglo-Saxon word 'hyrst' meaning 'wooded hill' or 'thicket'.
A name given to someone who lived near or in a thicket or wood.
Discover how your Hirst ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 4 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 27 |
| Cornwall | 7 |
| Cumberland | 2 |
| Derbyshire | 62 |
| Devon | 17 |
| Dorset | 10 |
| Durham | 50 |
| Essex | 10 |
| Gloucestershire | 5 |
| Hampshire | 9 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 20 |
| Lancashire | 554 |
| Leicestershire | 12 |
| Lincolnshire | 32 |
| London | 99 |
| Middlesex | 9 |
| Northumberland | 5 |
| Norfolk | 4 |
| Northamptonshire | 2 |
| Nottinghamshire | 78 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 2 |
| Suffolk | 18 |
| Somerset | 2 |
| Surrey | 2 |
| Sussex | 27 |
| Staffordshire | 25 |
| Warwickshire | 11 |
| Westmorland | 7 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 11 |
| Yorkshire | 5,672 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 6 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 8 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,089 |
| Woollen Weaver | 137 |
| Coal Miner | 99 |
| House Keeper | 64 |
| Dress Maker | 55 |
| Cotton Weaver | 54 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 50 |
| Stone Mason | 40 |
| Woolen Weaver | 39 |
| House Servant | 35 |
| Worsted Weaver | 34 |
| Woollen Spinner | 30 |
| Servant | 28 |
| Carter | 26 |
| Worsted Spinner | 26 |
| Cotton Piecer | 25 |
| Woollen Cloth Weaver | 24 |
| General Servant | 23 |
| Grocer | 23 |
| Fancy Weaver | 23 |
| Wool Weaver | 23 |
| Cotton Winder | 22 |
| Labourer | 19 |
| At Home | 19 |
| Woollen Winder | 17 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Hirst | 4,875 |
| John Hirst | 4,022 |
| William Hirst | 2,933 |
| Sarah Hirst | 2,846 |
| George Hirst | 2,327 |
| Elizabeth Hirst | 2,275 |
| Joseph Hirst | 1,866 |
| Thomas Hirst | 1,774 |
| James Hirst | 1,762 |
| Hannah Hirst | 1,640 |
| Ann Hirst | 1,579 |
| Annie Hirst | 1,127 |
| Henry Hirst | 1,067 |
| Martha Hirst | 1,066 |
| Jane Hirst | 1,055 |
| Emma Hirst | 1,031 |
| Charles Hirst | 1,024 |
| Alice Hirst | 898 |
| Ellen Hirst | 811 |
| Arthur Hirst | 716 |
| Eliza Hirst | 697 |
| Samuel Hirst | 601 |
| Harry Hirst | 573 |
| Fred Hirst | 566 |
| Emily Hirst | 562 |