Huntsman Surname
Approximately 5,444 people bear this surname
Huntsman Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. or offic. 'the hunter.' The earlier form is hunte; v. Hunt. While Hunt is very common I can only find one Hunter in the Hundred Rolls (1273). It became popular soon after, however, as our directories clearly prove.
Read More About This SurnameHuntsman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,134 | 1:70,600 | 8,191 |
| England | 175 | 1:318,389 | 23,763 |
| Australia | 53 | 1:509,353 | 38,491 |
| Russia | 31 | 1:4,649,131 | 213,487 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 98 | 1:248,728 | 18,134 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 843 | 1:59,571 | 6,578 |
Huntsman (23) may also be a first name.
Huntsman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. or offic. 'the hunter.' The earlier form is hunte; v. Hunt. While Hunt is very common I can only find one Hunter in the Hundred Rolls (1273). It became popular soon after, however, as our directories clearly prove.
Adam le Huntere, Close Roll, 52 Henry III.
Nicholas Hunter, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Thomas le Hunter, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.
Occup 'the hunt-man,' from hunt, a hunter, and the augmentative man; compare merchant-man or husband-man. (a) Occup. 'the hunt-man,' i.e. the man (- servant) of the hunt, the servant of the hunter; v. Hunt; compare Matthewman, Vickerman, Priestman, Addyman, &c. Huntman was gradually assimilated to the familiar dictionary form huntsman.
Walter Hunteman, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Simon Huntman, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Joan Hunteman. Calendarium Rotulorum Patentium in Turri Londinensi.
Willelmus Hunter, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Thomas Hunter-man, 1379: ibid. i.e. Thomas was the servant of William Hunter.
1565-6. William Bucton and Sabina Hunteman (of Ingarstone): Marriage Lic. (London).
1650. Baptised — Richard, s. Richard Huntsman: St. James, Clerkenwell.
A surname derived from the chase, in early charters Latinized venator. As the surname early appears in widely different parts of the kingdom there is no reason to think that all bearing the name have a common ancestor. William venator, who was one of the witnesses to the Inquisition of Earl David, before 1124 (REG., p. 5), is apparendy the first of the name recorded in Scotland. Yone Venatore was one of the witnesses to a Beauly charter of 1231 (Beauly, p. 33). Adam Hunter was granted the hereditary office of sergeantry in all causes touching life and limb throughout the abbey land of Crauford belonging to the Abbey of Newbattle before 1259 (Neubotle, p. 121). John the hunter (venator) was one of the jurors on an inquisition made on the lands of Hopkelchoc (now Kailzie) in 1259 (Bain, I, 2162; APS., I, p. 88). Aylmer le Hunter of the county of Arne, Johan Hunter of the forest of Passelay, Huwe the Hunter of Stragrife, and Richard the Hunter of Stragryfe, rendered homage for their possessions in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 205,212, 213), as also did Thomas le Huntere (ibid., 730). Maurice Hunter was provost of Striuelyn in 1327 (ER., I, p. 61), Aymon Hunter was bailie of the burgh of Culan (Cullen) in 1328 (ibid., I, p. 91), and Thomas Hunter was a tenant of the Douglas in the parish of Morton in 1376 (RHM., I, p. lvi). Hunter of Hunterston, Ayrshire, is apparently the oldest family of the name. The Hunters of Polmood contested the honor of precedence with Hunter of Hunterston, but as Burke says (Landed gentry) it is noteworthy that the house of Hunter of Polmood was never styled "of that Ilk," a distinction accorded to the Ayrshire family. A "Pedigree of Hunter of Abbotshall and Barjarg, and cadet families: Hunter of Bonnytoun and Doonholm, Hunter-Blair of Blairquhan, Hunter of Auchterarder, Hunter of Thurston," was published in London in 1905-An account of the Ayrshire family is in Paterson (2. ed., III). The old Orcadian surname of Hunto, of quite different origin, is now merged in Hunter. Huntair 1530, Huntayr 1565, Huntter 1527, Hwntar 1535, Hwntare 1454, Hounttar, Hountter, and Hunttar in 1528.
Obviously derived from the chase, in old times a necessary art, as well as a favourite diversion. The Normans were great preservers and mighty hunters of game, and though the name is Anglo-Saxon (hunta) it is generally considered that the families bearing it are chiefly of Norman origin. Under the Norman and early Scottish kings the office of king's hunter ( Venator Regis) was one of considerable dignity. "The hunters of Polmood in Tweedsmuir pretend to have had a charter of their lands from Graeme, who broke through the Wall of Antoninus in the V. cent! Folks of Shields.
The family have been seated at Hunterston in Aryshire since the time of Alexander II. They bear three hunting horns vert in their arms, whence probably the name.
Huntsman: As Hunter the name of the office remains a surname. Shortened also to Hunt.
Huntsman Demographics
Average Huntsman Salary in
United States
$41,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Huntsman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Huntsman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Huntsman is found most in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Huntsman? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 88,252nd most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,338,638 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Huntsman are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 23 people.
It is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 5,134 people, or 1 in 70,600. In The United States Huntsman is most common in: Utah, where 15 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Ohio, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.
Huntsman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Huntsman has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 609 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 179 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Huntsman Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Huntsman are 18.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.14% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Huntsman earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 2.95% less than the national average, earning $41,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.12% more than the national average, earning $60,674 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hauntsman | 94 | 30 | / |
| Huntsmann | 94 | 6 | / |
| Huntzman | 88 | 5 | / |
| Hundsman | 88 | 4 | / |
| Huntsmon | 88 | 1 | / |
| Humtsman | 88 | 1 | / |
| Guntsman | 88 | 0 | / |
| Hintsman | 88 | 0 | / |
| Hundsmann | 82 | 1 | / |
| Huntzmann | 82 | 0 | / |
| Undsman | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hindsman | 75 | 446 | / |
| Hintzman | 75 | 434 | / |
| Hunchman | 75 | 39 | / |
| Hinzsman | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hunzmann | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gundsman | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hintzmann | 71 | 137 | / |
| Hüntzmann | 71 | 1 | / |
| Juntzmann | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hinzman | 67 | 1,623 | / |
| Intzman | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hinzmann | 63 | 3,878 | / |
| Aunchman | 63 | 180 | / |
| Hinczman | 63 | 53 | / |
| Aunzmann | 63 | 1 | / |
| Hindsmon | 63 | 0 | / |
| Hinczmann | 59 | 1 | / |
| Inzman | 57 | 3 | / |
| Hinzmon | 53 | 1 | / |
| Aunchmon | 50 | 0 | / |
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Huntsman Reference & Research
Huntsman Surname DNA Project - A project to link the genealogies of scattered Huntsman (and surname variants) families by using standard tests of Y-DNA, and to study their origins, migrations, and degrees of connectedness.
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