Hairston

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

Hairston is a surname and may refer to:

American baseball family

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

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
Happy Hairston (1942–2001), American professional basketball player
PJ Hairston (born 1992), American professional basketball player
Jester Hairston (1901–2000), American composer, songwriter, arranger, choral conductor, and actor
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
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