Huntress Surname
Approximately 811 people bear this surname
Huntress Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the huntress'. Seemingly a feminine of Hunter. A Latinized form occurs in the surname period.
Agnes Hunatrix, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Huntress Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 784 | 1:462,320 | 39,439 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 405 | 1:123,997 | 12,024 |
Huntress (10) may also be a first name.
Huntress Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the huntress'. Seemingly a feminine of Hunter. A Latinized form occurs in the surname period.
Agnes Hunatrix, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
HUNTRES: John Huntres witnessed a bond of manrent, 1508 (Panmure, II, 276). Berdsley and Harrison have this name and explain it as 'huntress,' feminine of Hunter. In the English Hundred Rolls the name appears in Latin, Venatrix.
(English) Huntress [Middle English hunter- esse, fem. of hunter; Old English huntian, to hunt] And ther-with-al Dyane gan appeere, With bowe in honde, right as an hunteresse.—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, A 2346-7.
Huntress Demographics
Average Huntress Salary in
United States
$45,552 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Huntress Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Huntress Come From? nationality or country of origin
Huntress is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Huntress? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 426,196th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 8,985,877 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Huntress reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Huntress is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 10 people.
The last name Huntress is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 784 people, or 1 in 462,320. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 15 percent live, Maine, where 13 percent live and Massachusetts, where 12 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 3 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.
Huntress Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Huntress has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Huntress surname increased 194 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Huntress Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Huntress surname are 10.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64.16% registered to vote for the party.
Huntress earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.57% more than the national average, earning $45,552 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntreess | 94 | 1 | / |
| Hunttress | 94 | 0 | / |
| Huntres | 93 | 0 | / |
| Huntriss | 88 | 86 | / |
| Hontress | 88 | 5 | / |
| Huntrees | 88 | 1 | / |
| Humtress | 88 | 0 | / |
| Huntre | 86 | 5 | / |
| Hunthries | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hunthreys | 82 | 1 | / |
| Intress | 80 | 43 | / |
| Hunthre | 80 | 1 | / |
| Huntrey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Huntrep | 80 | 0 | / |
| Khuntree | 75 | 8 | / |
| Chuntree | 75 | 6 | / |
| Hunthrey | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hunthris | 75 | 1 | / |
| Guntriss | 75 | 0 | / |
| Intres | 71 | 102 | / |
| Huntra | 71 | 9 | / |
| Hontre | 71 | 7 | / |
| Humthreys | 71 | 4 | / |
| Guntre | 71 | 2 | / |
| Untree | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chunthree | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chountris | 71 | 1 | / |
| Juntree | 67 | 126 | / |
| Untrece | 67 | 47 | / |
| Chuntra | 67 | 20 | / |
| Hunterz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chontre | 67 | 9 | / |
| Guntree | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chuntri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Intries | 67 | 1 | / |
| Intresz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hontrey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhuntri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hintris | 67 | 0 | / |
| Huntrip | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gunthre | 67 | 0 | / |
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