Hunte Surname
Approximately 7,968 people bear this surname
Hunte Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. and offic. 'the hunt,' a huntsman; Middle English hunte, a hunter (this latter being a later form). This is proved incidentally by the fact that there are four columns of Hunt in the London Directory to one of Hunter.
Read More About This SurnameHunte Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,423 | 1:149,591 | 15,404 |
| Barbados | 1,526 | 1:188 | 30 |
| England | 863 | 1:64,563 | 7,532 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 708 | 1:1,927 | 327 |
| Guyana | 591 | 1:1,290 | 211 |
| Germany | 427 | 1:188,537 | 21,891 |
| Canada | 325 | 1:113,371 | 12,083 |
| Saint Lucia | 266 | 1:672 | 115 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 211 | 1:470 | 78 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 127 | 1:887 | 194 |
| Suriname | 77 | 1:7,177 | 1,738 |
| Netherlands | 65 | 1:259,803 | 32,877 |
| Panama | 48 | 1:81,505 | 3,340 |
| Grenada | 40 | 1:2,713 | 434 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 32 | 1:3,449 | 570 |
| New Zealand | 30 | 1:150,944 | 17,319 |
| Jamaica | 27 | 1:106,294 | 4,277 |
| Cayman Islands | 25 | 1:2,556 | 317 |
| Anguilla | 19 | 1:707 | 67 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Venezuela | 16 | 1:1,887,755 | 23,347 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Montserrat | 8 | 1:618 | 111 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| British Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:4,513 | 453 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5 | 1:11,040 | 818 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 39 | 1:1,287,659 | 71,386 |
Hunte (41) may also be a first name.
Hunte Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. and offic. 'the hunt,' a huntsman; Middle English hunte, a hunter (this latter being a later form). This is proved incidentally by the fact that there are four columns of Hunt in the London Directory to one of Hunter.
'A halpeny the hunte takes on the day For every hound the so the to say.'
Old Poem. 'With hunte and home, and houndes him beside.': Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.
Alice le Hunte, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Thomas le Hunte, Cambridgeshire), ibid.
The entries are very numerous in this register, embracing many counties.
Gilbert le Hunte, 1302. Writs of Parliament.
John le Hunt. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.
Robert le Hunte, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Robert le Honte, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
From Old English hunta, ME. hunts, 'huntsman,' 'hunter.' Hence the same as Hunter.
(English) 1 Huntsman, Hunter [Middle English hunte, Old English hunta, a hunter] Ænne cræft ic cann. Hwylcne? Hunta ic eom.
One craft I know. Which? Hunter I am.
Ælfrici Colloquium, 10th cent. Nicholas le Hunte.—Hundred Rolls The hunte strangled with the wilde beres.—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, A 2018.
2 prob. occasionally for Hund, q.v.
(English) One who hunted game, a huntsman.
Hunta, Anglo-Saxon, a hunter; connected with hund, a hound or dog. See Hunter. Le Hunt is very common in H.R. and Hunteman is also found there.
It occurs in Chaucer for huntsman.
Hunt. —Well distributed through England, except in the north, where its place is supplied by Hunter, which has the same signification. It is best represented in the south of England, especially in the county of Dorset, and after that in those of Wilts and Somerset. It has also more than one stronghold in the midlands, as in the counties of Worcester, Derby, Notts, and Leicester.
Hunte Demographics
Average Male Hunte Height
175.7 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Hunte Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hunte Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hunte is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hunte? popularity and diffusion
Hunte is the 62,923rd most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 914,602 people. Hunte occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Hunte are found; 38 percent are found in Caribbean and 38 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 41 people.
Hunte is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,423 people, or 1 in 149,591. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 45 percent reside, Florida, where 8 percent reside and Texas, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname exists in 50 countries. It is also found in Barbados, where 19 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.
Hunte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hunte has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hunte last name rose 6,213 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 21,575 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 82 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hunte Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Hunte surname is chiefly Presbyterian (60%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Hunte last name are 11.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64.25% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Hunte earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.84% less than the national average, earning $42,786 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.75% more than the national average, earning $55,024 CAD per year.
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