# Whitehurst

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #72,893

## Definitions
1. A surname from Old English.
2. A hamlet in Dilhorne parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9745).

## Etymology
Habitational surname from a minor place in Cheshire, from Old English hwīt (“white”) + hyrst (“hurst, hillock, wooded hill”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/whitehurst