Gorst

== English == === Etymology === Topographic surname for someone who lived in an area full of gorse bushes, from Old English gorst (“gorse”). === Proper noun === Gorst (countable and uncountable, plural Gorsts) A surname from Old English. A census-designated place in Kitsap County, Washington, United States, at the head of Sinclair Inlet. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Gorst is the 91221st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 202 individuals. Gorst is most common among White (92.57%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gorst”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 68.