Hurt Family Crest & Name History

The last name Hurt is another written form of Hart, an English family name. Hurt writes “u” in place of the “a” found in Hart, a common scribal difference. Its meaning, shared with Hart, is “Stag (nickname)”. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

The same family of names includes Harte and Hartt.

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Hart surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Get the complete Hurt report, with a museum-style coat of arms.