How common is the surname Hurt?

21,037 people in the United States had the surname Hurt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,676 Americans. It ranked 1,708th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hurt?

William Hurt, American actor (1950–2022), followed by John Hurt.

Where is the surname Hurt most common?

Wikidata records people named Hurt in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Hurt getting more or less common?

More common. 20,753 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,037 in 2010, up 1.4%.

The surname Hurt

A surname, carried by 21,037 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hurt is more common than 98.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 21,037 people named Hurt in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 14,676 Americans. That is up 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 20,753.

#1,708

rank among US surnames

21,037

people in 2010

7.1

per 100,000 Americans

+1.4%

change since 2000 (was #1,584)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,699	Tidwell	21,176	14,580
#1,700	Lovell	21,171	14,583
#1,701	Hoyt	21,169	14,585
#1,702	Spivey	21,161	14,590
#1,703	Jean	21,140	14,605
#1,704	Land	21,116	14,621
#1,705	Patino	21,113	14,623

Who is named Hurt

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

71% of people named Hurt identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 71%
Black (not Hispanic) 24%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hurts

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

William Hurt
American actor (1950–2022)
John Hurt
British actor (1940–2017)
Mississippi John Hurt
American country blues singer and guitarist (1892-1966)
Mary Beth Hurt
American stage and film actress, 1946–2026
Robert Hurt
American politician in Virginia (born 1969)

Notable Hurts come mostly from the United States (4) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hurt

Hurt has the Soundex code H630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H630.

Questions

How common is the surname Hurt?: 21,037 people in the United States had the surname Hurt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,676 Americans. It ranked 1,708th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hurt?: In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Hurt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hurt?: William Hurt, American actor (1950–2022), followed by John Hurt.
Where is the surname Hurt most common?: Wikidata records people named Hurt in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Hurt getting more or less common?: More common. 20,753 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,037 in 2010, up 1.4%.