Hunter Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Hunter Name Meaning: An occupational name meaning 'a hunter', taken from the Middle English word 'hunte' which has the same meaning.

An occupational name which would be given to anyone who was associated with the hunting trade which was obviously the main way of sourcing food.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hunter Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hunter family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 2,374
Coal Miner 397
General Labourer 209
Living On Own Means 139
Dress Maker 133
Domestic Servant 121
Agricultural Labourer 117
Labourer 103
Farmer 99
General Servant Domestic 83
Living On Her Own Means 78
Cotton Weaver 77
Joiner 77
General Servant 73
Blacksmith 67
Clerk 54
House Keeper 52
Grocer 50
Farm Servant 50
Tailor 48
Laundress 46
Farm Labourer 45
General Domestic Servant 36
Charwoman 35
Dressmaker 31

Hunter Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hunter 100% 116,171
2 Hanter 83% 1,045
3 Hinter 83% 600
4 Henter 83% 308
5 Huntor 83% 145

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The surname Hunter is the most popular version of all its varients

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