'''Hairston''' is a surname of Scottish origin and may refer to:
{{infobox surname | name = Hairston | image = | imagesize = | caption = | pronunciation = | meaning = habitational name from a place called Harestone or Harestane<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=hairston|title=Hairston Surname Meaning|website=Ancestry.com|access-date=July 7, 2024}}</ref> | region = Scotland }}
== American baseball family == * Sam Hairston (1920–1997), former Major League Baseball player<ref name="washingtonpost.com">{{Cite web|title=THE HAIRSTONS'GLOVE AFFAIR|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1999/10/01/the-hairstonsglove-affair/776bfc35-f9ee-4b80-b402-151ec89ea893/|last=Knight|first=Athelia|date=September 30, 1999|access-date=April 29, 2025|website=washingtonpost.com}}</ref> ** Johnny Hairston (born 1944), retired Major League Baseball player<ref name="washingtonpost.com">{{Cite web|title=THE HAIRSTONS'GLOVE AFFAIR|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1999/10/01/the-hairstonsglove-affair/776bfc35-f9ee-4b80-b402-151ec89ea893/|last=Knight|first=Athelia|date=September 30, 1999|access-date=April 29, 2025|website=washingtonpost.com}}</ref> ** Jerry Hairston Sr. (born 1952), retired Major League Baseball player<ref name="washingtonpost.com">{{Cite web|title=THE HAIRSTONS'GLOVE AFFAIR|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1999/10/01/the-hairstonsglove-affair/776bfc35-f9ee-4b80-b402-151ec89ea893/|last=Knight|first=Athelia|date=September 30, 1999|access-date=April 29, 2025|website=washingtonpost.com}}</ref> *** Jerry Hairston Jr. (born 1976), former Major League Baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers<ref name="washingtonpost.com">{{Cite web|title=THE HAIRSTONS'GLOVE AFFAIR|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1999/10/01/the-hairstonsglove-affair/776bfc35-f9ee-4b80-b402-151ec89ea893/|last=Knight|first=Athelia|date=September 30, 1999|access-date=April 29, 2025|website=washingtonpost.com}}</ref> *** Scott Hairston (born 1980), former Major League Baseball player for the Washington Nationals<ref name="washingtonpost.com">{{Cite web|title=THE HAIRSTONS'GLOVE AFFAIR|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1999/10/01/the-hairstonsglove-affair/776bfc35-f9ee-4b80-b402-151ec89ea893/|last=Knight|first=Athelia|date=September 30, 1999|access-date=April 29, 2025|website=washingtonpost.com}}</ref>
== Other people with the surname == * 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<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/scotlands-slave-trade-ties-are-writ-large-in-story-of-hairstons-1409896|title=Scotland’s slave trade ties are writ large in story of Hairstons|date=August 21, 2019|website=Scotsman.com|access-date=April 28, 2025}}</ref> * Happy Hairston (1942–2001), American professional basketball player * PJ Hairston (born 1992), American professional basketball player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hairspj02.html|title=PJ Hairston|publisher=Basketball-Reference.com|access-date=April 29, 2025}}</ref> * Jester Hairston (1901–2000), American composer, songwriter, arranger, choral conductor, and actor<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-family-in-black-and-white/|title=A Family In Black And White|date=March 30, 1999|website=CBS News|access-date=April 29, 2025}}</ref> * 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
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== See also == * Beaver Creek Plantation * {{Intitle}}
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Category:Surnames of Scottish origin