Secrest
An English surname that is probably a variant spelling of a place-name or nickname-based form, though its exact origin is not firmly settled.
The #9,081 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 85,786 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Secrest is not one of the best-attested English surnames, and its origin is uncertain. It is often treated as a spelling variant or altered form of another surname rather than a completely separate family-name type. The second element likely reflects an older English or French-influenced spelling history, but the full name has not been securely explained.
History
The surname is found in English-speaking records, especially in North America, where many families carried altered or simplified spellings inherited from earlier immigration and local recordkeeping. Because the name is relatively uncommon and sparsely documented in older surname dictionaries, its development is harder to trace than that of more familiar English names. In practice, Secrest may represent multiple family lines that converged on the same spelling over time.
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Fun fact
Because the name is uncommon and unstable in historical spelling, some Secrest families may not share a single original source surname.