Huntly Surname

338,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,088 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Huntly Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Huntley,' a parish in Gloucestershire, seven miles from Gloucester.

Huntly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia4081:66,1667,893
England2051:271,79521,381
United States1691:2,144,727135,635
South Africa1001:541,77742,852
Scotland631:84,9816,133
Canada461:800,99162,809
New Zealand401:113,20814,508
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
Wales191:162,87011,152
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2631:92,6829,552
Scotland571:65,6703,971
Wales131:120,6475,000
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0221:49,1385,597

Huntly (125) may also be a first name.

Huntly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Huntley,' a parish in Gloucestershire, seven miles from Gloucester.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From the ancient hamlet of Huntlie in Berwickshire, now extinct. Robert de Hunteleghe of the county of Roxberghe rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 199). The name Huntly in Aberdeenshire was borrowed from Huntlie in Berwickshire, the old barony of Gordon, including Huntlie, being owned by the earls of Huntly down to 1638.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) 1 belonging to Huntley (Glouc., Staffs, &c.), Huntly (Scotland) = Hunta’s (or the Hunter’s) Lea [the genit., huntan, of Old English hunta, a hunter + leáh, a lea] Huntly, Aberdeensh., 15th cent. Huntlie, is said to be an extinct Berwickshire place-name taken thence by an Earl of Huntly.

In Huntlee bannkes es mery to bee.— Thomas of Ersyldoune, 231.

2 confused with Hundley, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in co. Gloucester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. A town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland; the hunting field.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Aberdeensh., Staffordshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Huntly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Huntly is borne by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Huntly? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 338,216th most frequent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,698,112 people. Huntly is mostly found in Oceania, where 41 percent of Huntly live; 41 percent live in Australasia and 41 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 832,731st most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 125 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Australia, where it is held by 408 people, or 1 in 66,166. In Australia it is most common in: New South Wales, where 57 percent reside, Victoria, where 20 percent reside and Queensland, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Australia Huntly is found in 20 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Huntly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Huntly has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Huntly surname contracted 22 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 111 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 146 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Huntly Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Huntly surname are 13.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.61% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Huntly earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 36.94% more than the national average, earning R 325,428 per year; in United States they earn 16.69% less than the national average, earning $35,949 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.77% more than the national average, earning $56,524 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Huntley9224,447/
Huntlay921/
Hunttly920/
Untly915/
Hauntley862/
Huntlley861/
Hountley861/
Huntleys860/
Hunttley860/
Guntly8379/
Huntle834/
Untley833/
Huntla831/
Humtly830/
Guntley7771/
Huntlea7720/
Hontley775/
Auntley774/
Humtley774/
Huntler774/
Gauntly772/
Untla7325/
Gauntley71129/
Huntilla7177/
Huntella711/
Guntli67640/
Guntle67317/
Chauntler6754/
Hontellya671/
Ontley671/
Untler670/

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