Updated June 9, 2019 Share: Boy name origins & meanings English : Thicket of trees Boy name variations Hurst Hurst 0 % this year Masculine Rare Find out more Hirst Hirst 0 % this year Masculine Rare Find out more Hyrst Hyrst 0 % this year Masculine Rare Find out more Family name origins & meanings English : variant spelling of Hurst.Jewish : American adoption of the English name in place of some like-sounding Ashkenazic name such as Hirsch.