Hurston

== English == === Etymology === Habitational surname from several minor places in England, from Old English heorot (“hart”) or hyrst (“wooded hill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”) or þorn (“thornbush”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɜː.stən/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɝ.stən/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)stən === Proper noun === Hurston (plural Hurstons) A surname from Old English. ==== Derived terms ==== Hurstonian ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Hurston is the 27918th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 859 individuals. Hurston is most common among Black/African American (53.2%) and White (38.88%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hurston”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 218. === Anagrams === Rushton, runs hot