Hunton Surname

154,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,852 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Hunton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hunton,' (1) a parish in Kent, near Maidstone; (a) a chapelry in the parish of Brompton-Patrick, near Richmond, North Riding of Yorks; (3) a parish in Hampshire Both Yorkshire and Hampshire are represented in our directories, especially Yorkshire.

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Hunton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4511:249,79923,761
England7381:75,4998,565
Nigeria4291:412,92021,515
Canada641:575,71247,839
Australia501:539,91440,287
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
Peru281:1,135,14720,057
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3701:65,8797,540
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3281:153,10614,139

Hunton (43) may also be a first name.

Hunton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hunton,' (1) a parish in Kent, near Maidstone; (a) a chapelry in the parish of Brompton-Patrick, near Richmond, North Riding of Yorks; (3) a parish in Hampshire Both Yorkshire and Hampshire are represented in our directories, especially Yorkshire.

Roger Hunton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1588. Richard Hunton, Wiltshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1610. William Hunton, Wiltshire: ibid.

1616. William Hunton (Wiltshire) and Elizabeth Jaie: Marriage Lic.

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

(English) belonging to Hunton (Kent, Hants, Yorks, &c.) [the first element represents the genit. of either the pers. name Huna, or Hunda, or Hunta, or the genit. sing. (huntan) or genit. pl. (huntena) of Old English hunta, a hunter; the second, normally Old English tún, dwelling(s, estate, &c., is some­times for Old English dún, a hill] Hunton, Hants, e.g., was Hunda-tún, A.D. 909.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hunton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hunton occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hunton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 154,005th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,555,241 people. Hunton is predominantly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Hunton are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hunton is also the 1,545,828th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 43 people.

The surname Hunton is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,451 people, or 1 in 249,799. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 10 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Georgia, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in England, where 26 percent live and Nigeria, where 15 percent live.

Hunton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hunton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hunton last name expanded 442 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 199 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hunton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hunton last name are 25.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.53% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hunton earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.34% more than the national average, earning $44,158 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.75% less than the national average, earning $48,814 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hounton928,235/
Huntoon922,081/
Huntong92157/
Haunton92116/
Khunton9275/
Huntone9235/
Chunton9217/
Huntton9212/
Huntoun922/
Huntohn921/
Hunthon921/
Unton91213/
Hunthong861,386/
Khunthon86434/
Khuntonh86261/
Chuntong8618/
Chunthon8611/
Khuntoon864/
Hounthon861/
Hountonn861/
Hountoun861/
Husenton860/
Hauntton860/
Hinton8359,313/
Untong832,595/
Gunton832,160/
Junton83129/
Honton8358/
Unthon8328/
Untone8311/
Huntan8310/
Ounton837/
Aunton834/
Humton833/
Huntom831/
Huntun830/
Chunthong80495/
Chuinthon804/
Hountoing803/
Huynhtong801/
Chunthone801/
Khunthonh801/
Unthong77568/
Hinthon77506/
Khuntan77402/
Junthon77233/
Chonton7777/
Hienton7756/
Chuntan7741/
Ountong7740/
Auntoon779/
Gounton778/
Honthon777/
Hintoin776/
Auntong775/
Uinthon774/
Ountoun774/
Huntang773/
Auntone772/
Hontoon772/
Hountan772/
Juntoon772/
Gunthon771/
Hintton771/
Hunttom771/
Huntung771/
Gaunton771/
Uintoun771/
Houmton771/
Humtong771/
Hinnton771/
Guntton770/
Huntoom770/
Chuntonova75238/
Chutinthon7581/
Chusintong752/
Chaunthong751/
Hunthousen750/
Onton731,109/
Inton73540/
Untan73535/
Untun7328/
Untom732/
Chumtong711,254/
Chonthon71340/
Humthong71150/
Khunthun71124/
Chusinthong7175/
Aunthong7157/
Khunthan7154/
Huntahan7151/
Chuintan7113/
Ounthong7111/
Chuntang714/
Hunthang714/
Huynhtan711/
Hountoum711/
Chountan711/
Cheuntan711/
Chumntan711/
Ountoung711/
Auntoine711/
Auntoung711/
Chunthan711/
Hounthom711/
Chuntung710/
Hoontoon710/
Untung6710,259/
Chumthong675,722/
Inthon673,140/
Guntan67761/
Untang67383/
Juntan67371/
Unthan67167/
Onthon6781/
Ontoun6746/
Jinton6741/
Juntun6732/
Intoon6729/
Hontan6728/
Hintan6722/
Auntan6720/
Ounthoung6717/
Ountan6714/
Chuntasen675/
Chunthang674/
Chumthonh674/
Chunthung673/
Untunt673/
Chaumtong673/
Umtong673/
Ountouten672/
Unthom672/
Intuon672/
Oumton672/
Euntan671/
Untune671/
Houmtoing671/
Intoun671/
Khounthan671/
Untane671/
Chuintang671/
Ontonh671/
Aunthoung671/
Chuntasin671/
Chunthoom671/
Intonh671/
Ontoon670/

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