# Hearst (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hearst/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,294 |
| US rank (2010) | 20,502 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 238,598 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.2% (1,279 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /hɝst/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hearst in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 58% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 35% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hearst in the United States.

## People named Hearst

- William Randolph Hearst, American newspaper publisher (1863–1951)
- Patty Hearst, American kidnapping victim
- George Hearst, American politician (1820-1891)
- Phoebe Hearst, American philanthropist, feminist and suffragist (1842–1919)
- Rick Hearst, actor
- Amanda Hearst, American socialite, activist, and fashion model

## Similar surnames

Hurst, Horst, Hirst, Hairston, Hayhurst, Harstad, Harston, Hargett, Horstman, Horstmann, Hershkowitz, Hurston.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.