Nurse is an Old French surname, originally denoting the occupation of a name bearer, but eventually becoming hereditary. Early uses were recorded in England in the 14th century and later. Today, the surname is most common in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the Caribbean. Smaller populations exist in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.

Notable people with the surname include

* Ashley Nurse (born 1988), West Indian cricketer *

Charles George Nurse Charles George Nurse FES (22 March 1862 in Barnham, Suffolk – 5 November 1933 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent) was an English military officer, naturalist, ornithologist and entomologist. He was one of many British military officers who made signif ...

(1862–1933), English soldier and naturalist * Chris Nurse (born 1984), Guyanese footballer * Cristy Nurse (born 1986), Canadian rower * Dan Nurse (1874–1959), English footballer *

Darnell Nurse Darnell Nurse (born February 4, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and alternate captain for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nurse was selected by the Oilers seventh overall in the 2013 NHL Entry Dr ...

(born 1995), Canadian ice hockey player * David Nurse (born 1976), English footballer * David Nurse (rugby league) (born 1991), Australian rugby league footballer *

Denise Nurse Denise Bernadette Nurse (born 8 July 1976) is a British entrepreneur, lawyer and television presenter. Education Denise Nurse studied Law and graduated from the University of Liverpool in 1997. She then studied at University of Law for her pro ...

(born 1976), British weather presenter * George Nurse (VC) (1873–1945), Irish soldier * George Nurse (footballer) (born 1999), English footballer * Jon Nurse (born 1981), Barbadian football player * Jonathan Nurse (cricketer) (1885–??), Guyanese cricketer * Josh Nurse (born 1996), American football player * Kia Nurse (born 1996), Canadian basketball player *

Lee Nurse Lee Harvey Nurse (24 December 1976 – 9 April 2020) was an English cricketer. The son of Leon Nurse, he was born at Basingstoke in December 1976. Nurse made his debut in minor counties cricket for Berkshire in the 1997 Minor Counties Champ ...

(1976–2020), English cricketer *

Martin Nurse Martin Andre Nurse (born 11 June 1985, in Durants, Barbados), is a West Indian cricketer who played in the 2004 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh. He has also played first-class and List A cricket for Barbados Barbados is an island cou ...

(born 1985), Barbadian cricketer *

Mel Nurse Melvyn Tudor George Nurse (born 11 October 1937) is a Welsh former professional footballer. A centre-half, he started his career at his hometown club Swansea Town and made his professional debut in 1956. He joined Middlesbrough in 1962 for a c ...

(born 1937), Welsh football player *

Nick Nurse Nicholas David Nurse (born July 24, 1967) is an American professional basketball coach, author and former college basketball player. He is the head coach of the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Canadian men's ...

(born 1967), American basketball coach *

Paul Nurse Sir Paul Maxime Nurse (born 25 January 1949) is an English geneticist, former President of the Royal Society and Chief Executive and Director of the Francis Crick Institute. He was awarded the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine along ...

(born 1949), British biochemist * Phil Nurse (born 1963), British kick-boxer * Rebecca Nurse (1621–1692), English accused witch * Richard Nurse (born 1966), Canadian football player *

Roberto Nurse Roberto Antonio Nurse Anguiano (born 16 December 1983) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in Mexico, he represented the Panama national team. Club career Nurse is a three-year veteran of the Primera División ( ...

(born 1983), Mexican footballer * Rohan Nurse (born 1983), Barbadian cricketer *

Roy Nurse Roydon Frederick Nurse is a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand. Playing career Nurse played for the Ponsonby United side in the late 1930s and early 1940s before transferring to the Mount Albert Lions in the Auckland Ru ...

, New Zealand rugby league footballer * Rupert Nurse (1910–2001), Trinidadian musician * Ryan Nurse (born 1983), Barbadian cricketer * Sarah Nurse (born 1995), Canadian ice hockey player *

Seymour Nurse Seymour MacDonald Nurse (10 November 1933 6 May 2019) was a Barbadian cricketer. Nurse played 29 Test matches for the West Indies between 1960 and 1969. A powerfully built right-hand batsman and an aggressive, if somewhat impetuous, shotmaker, ...

(1933–2019), Barbadian cricketer *

Trevor Nurse Trevor Nurse (14 February 1965 – 25 July 2016) was a British professional darts player. Darts career Nurse played in the 1989 BDO World Darts Championship, losing in the first round to Sweden's Magnus Caris. He returned to the Lakeside in 1994 ...

(1965–2016), Scottish darts player * Ty Nurse (born 1990), Canadian basketball player * Tyrone Nurse (born 1990), British boxer * William Nurse (1832–1885), New Zealand politician * Zephany Nurse (born 1997), South African social figure

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{{surname, type=both English-language surnames Surnames of French origin

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