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 | 4 |
| Buckinghamshire | 13 |
| Berkshire | 3 |
| Cambridgeshire | 20 |
| Channel Islands | 3 |
| Cheshire | 63 |
| Cornwall | 8 |
| Cumberland | 7 |
| Derbyshire | 47 |
| Devon | 32 |
| Dorset | 2 |
| Durham | 95 |
| Essex | 19 |
| Gloucestershire | 19 |
| Hampshire | 35 |
| Herefordshire | 2 |
| Hertfordshire | 4 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 5 |
| Kent | 25 |
| Lancashire | 881 |
| Leicestershire | 23 |
| Lincolnshire | 24 |
| London | 237 |
| Middlesex | 21 |
| Northumberland | 33 |
| Norfolk | 4 |
| Northamptonshire | 6 |
| Nottinghamshire | 148 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 4 |
| Suffolk | 12 |
| Somerset | 7 |
| Surrey | 15 |
| Sussex | 6 |
| Staffordshire | 14 |
| Warwickshire | 56 |
| Westmorland | 3 |
| Wiltshire | 11 |
| Worcestershire | 22 |
| Yorkshire | 6,682 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 8 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 2 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,370 |
| Coal Miner | 199 |
| Woollen Weaver | 163 |
| Cotton Weaver | 86 |
| Dress Maker | 84 |
| Farmer | 75 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 58 |
| General Labourer | 51 |
| Joiner | 48 |
| Living On Own Means | 48 |
| Worsted Spinner | 41 |
| Domestic Servant | 39 |
| Cotton Piecer | 38 |
| Labourer | 36 |
| Cloth Weaver | 36 |
| Cotton Spinner | 34 |
| Worsted Weaver | 33 |
| Woollen Spinner | 32 |
| Stone Mason | 30 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 27 |
| Farm Labourer | 26 |
| Grocer | 26 |
| House Keeper | 25 |
| Tailoress | 25 |
| Woollen Piecer | 25 |
| 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 |