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 | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 2 |
| Berkshire | 5 |
| Cambridgeshire | 5 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 29 |
| Cornwall | 4 |
| Cumberland | 4 |
| Derbyshire | 92 |
| Devon | 11 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 108 |
| Essex | 15 |
| Gloucestershire | 24 |
| Hampshire | 12 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 6 |
| Isle of Man | 3 |
| Kent | 18 |
| Lancashire | 930 |
| Leicestershire | 25 |
| Lincolnshire | 52 |
| London | 182 |
| Middlesex | 33 |
| Northumberland | 7 |
| Norfolk | 1 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 |
| Nottinghamshire | 93 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 6 |
| Shropshire | 4 |
| Suffolk | 15 |
| Somerset | 3 |
| Surrey | 10 |
| Sussex | 19 |
| Staffordshire | 23 |
| Warwickshire | 44 |
| Westmorland | 7 |
| Wiltshire | 6 |
| Worcestershire | 14 |
| Yorkshire | 7,605 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 3 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 12 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,921 |
| Woollen Weaver | 236 |
| Coal Miner | 158 |
| Cotton Weaver | 108 |
| Dress Maker | 83 |
| Worsted Weaver | 61 |
| Annuitant | 44 |
| Joiner | 44 |
| Domestic Servant | 43 |
| Stone Mason | 34 |
| Farm Labourer | 34 |
| General Labourer | 33 |
| Labourer | 32 |
| Woollen Piecer | 32 |
| House Keeper | 31 |
| Worsted Spinner | 31 |
| Cotton Piecer | 30 |
| Woollen Spinner | 29 |
| Grocer | 26 |
| Cotton Spinner | 26 |
| Cotton Winder | 23 |
| General Servant | 21 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 21 |
| Tailor | 20 |
| Butcher | 19 |
| 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 |