Huntriss Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Huntriss 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.

Huntriss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:1,092,51152,584
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Huntriss 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.

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

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.

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

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Huntriss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Huntriss is most common in England. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Huntriss? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,020,555th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. Huntriss occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Huntriss reside; 60 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most common in England, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 1,092,511. In England it is most numerous in: Lancashire, where 33 percent are found, Warwickshire, where 16 percent are found and Cheshire, where 14 percent are found. Outside of England Huntriss exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 27 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Huntriss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Huntriss has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Huntriss surname increased 170 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Huntress88811/
Hunthris881/
Guntriss880/
Chountris821/
Huntreess821/
Hunthries821/
Hunttress820/
Chuntri801/
Jhuntri801/
Huntrip800/
Huntres800/
Hintris800/
Hontress755/
Chountri754/
Huntrees751/
Humtress750/
Juntri7157/
Guntri7149/
Intris7127/
Huntra719/
Huntre715/
Hontri714/
Untriz711/
Hunthreys711/
Intress6743/
Chuntra6720/
Chumtri678/
Auntrai675/
Juntrai672/
Ountrai671/
Intries671/
Hunthre671/
Huntrey671/
Huntrep670/

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