Hairston

Hairston
Origin
Meaning	habitational name from a place called Harestone or Harestane
Region of origin	Scotland

Hairston is a surname of Scottish origin and may refer to:

American baseball family

Sam Hairston (1920–1997), former Major League Baseball player^[2]
- Johnny Hairston (born 1944), retired Major League Baseball player^[2]
- Jerry Hairston Sr. (born 1952), retired Major League Baseball player^[2]
  - Jerry Hairston Jr. (born 1976), former Major League Baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers^[2]
  - Scott Hairston (born 1980), former Major League Baseball player for the Washington Nationals^[2]

Al Hairston (born 1945), retired American professional basketball player and college head coach
Carl Hairston (born 1952), former professional American football player
Curtis Hairston (1961–1996), American soul/funk vocalist
Danielle Hairston, American psychiatrist
Eugene Hairston (1929–2014), American boxer
George Hairston (1750–1825), gentleman planter, politician, and military officer in the Virginia Colony^[3]
Happy Hairston (1942–2001), American professional basketball player
PJ Hairston (born 1992), American professional basketball player^[4]
Jester Hairston (1901–2000), American composer, songwriter, arranger, choral conductor, and actor^[5]
Justise Hairston (born 1983), American professional football player
Kamesha Hairston (born 1985), American professional basketball player
Leslie Hairston (born 1961), American politician
Malik Hairston (born 1987), American basketball player
Maxwell Hairston (born 2003), American football player
Nate Hairston (born 1994), American football player
Nelson Hairston (1917–2008), American ecologist
Robert Hairston (1717–1791), gentleman planter, politician, and military officer in the Virginia Colony
Troy Hairston (born 1998), American football player
Brother Will Hairston (1919–1988), American gospel singer and preacher

↑ "Hairston Surname Meaning". Ancestry.com. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
1 2 3 4 5 Knight, Athelia (September 30, 1999). "THE HAIRSTONS'GLOVE AFFAIR". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
↑ "Scotland's slave trade ties are writ large in story of Hairstons". Scotsman.com. August 21, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
↑ "PJ Hairston". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
↑ "A Family In Black And White". CBS News. March 30, 1999. Retrieved April 29, 2025.