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
The surname Huntress occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Huntress.
How Common Is The Last Name Huntress? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 426,196th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 8,985,877 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Huntress are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 10 people.
The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 784 people, or 1 in 462,320. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 15 percent reside, Maine, where 13 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 12 percent reside. Other than The United States Huntress exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 3 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.
Huntress Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Huntress has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Huntress last name expanded 194 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Huntress Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Huntress last name are 10.93% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.16% being registered with 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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