This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: agb36 Surnames: Broadhurst, Broadus, Hurst Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.broadhurst/305.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I heard from one descendant (quite a few years ago when I was actually pursuing Broadhurst genealogy) that "B. Hurst" was the name recorded on immigration docs... Appears that the immigration officer thought his name was Broad Hurst and wrote it as B. Hurst --apparently it stuck.... Behurst is the phonetic version.... Just as the Broadus variant occurred because of the pronounciation of Broadhurst was slurred in a British regional dialect and in US southern English... Names have a curious history. Arthur G Broadhurst, www.broadhurst.us Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.