Gorst
See also: gorst
English edit
Etymology edit
Topographic surname for someone who lived in an area full of gorse bushes, from Old English gorst (“gorse”).
Proper noun edit
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 edit
- 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 edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gorst”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 68.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old English
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English
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