Last Name BATHURST

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Meaning Local: Of Bathurst, an ancient manor near Battle Abbey, county Sussex, which was possessed by the family in the 14th century.
Local: From 'Bath,' as above, and hurst, a place of fruit-trees, a wood or grove. Boothhurst, the house or lodge in the grove.
Origin English, Anglo-Saxon, French, German

Rank 27,694 (2000 US census) 75,151 (1990 US census)
Count 818 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 96.33%, or 788 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.83%, or 15 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.34%, or 11 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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