Hurston

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UK/ˈhɜː.stən/US/ˈhɝ.stən/

proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English heorot →
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Meanings

proper nounHurston (plural Hurstons)

plural Hurstons

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishheorot“hart”
  2. EnglishHurston

Habitational surname from several minor places in England, from Old English heorot (“hart”) or hyrst (“wooded hill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”) or þorn (“thornbush”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Hurston

KirstenThurstonThurstone
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Anagrams

Rushtonunshort
Cite this entry
APA

Hurston. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hurston

MLA

“Hurston.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hurston. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hurston,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hurston.

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