Hunters Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Hunters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hunters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:5,065,278148,650
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Hunters (42) may also be a first name.

Hunters Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hunters Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Hunters is found most in England. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hunters? popularity and diffusion

Hunters is the 4,206,983rd most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Hunters live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles. Hunters is also the 1,566,439th most common forename world-wide It is held by 42 people.

The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 5,065,278. In England it is most common in: Norfolk, where 55 percent are found, Berkshire, where 36 percent are found and Shropshire, where 9 percent are found. Beside England this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 36 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Hunters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hunters has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Hunters last name rose 122 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hunters Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hunterss935/
Hunterse932/
Unters924/
Gunters8641/
Uinters867/
Hinters861/
Unterse861/
Gunthers801/
Onters771/
Unterseher71695/
Intiers711/
Uintars711/
Intars624/
Intors622/

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Hunters Reference & Research

Hunter DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Hunter FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hunters
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis