Ayerst Family History
Ayerst Name Meaning
from Aydhurst in Staplehurst (Kent) which is recorded as Hetheh'st in 1275 Heythhurst in 1278 Haytherst in 1473 and Haydherst in 150 The place-name derives from Old English hyrst ‘wooded hill’ with an uncertain first element.
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016