Lunt Surname

52,620th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,716 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Lunt Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lunt,' a township in the parish of Sephton, near Liverpool. Probably in some cases a sharpened form of Lund, which see.

1568. Gilbert Lunt, of Litherland: Wills at Chester.

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Lunt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1481:87,3829,848
England4,0061:13,9092,057
Australia4781:56,4766,885
Canada2511:146,79515,033
Wales1721:17,9911,951
South Africa1481:366,06633,202
New Zealand1341:33,7935,839
Indonesia371:3,574,303189,798
Ireland351:134,5416,387
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Qatar91:262,00030,726
France81:8,302,840321,660
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Norway61:857,04855,549
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Jersey31:33,0674,675
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
China21:683,660,78330,601
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Guam11:160,1214,893
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8561:13,1331,981
Wales741:21,1951,227
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2731:39,4494,659

Lunt (30) may also be a first name.

Lunt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lunt,' a township in the parish of Sephton, near Liverpool. Probably in some cases a sharpened form of Lund, which see.

1568. Gilbert Lunt, of Litherland: Wills at Chester.

1692. Humphrey Lunt, of Maghull:

1669. Richard Lunt, of the Lunt, Lancashire: ibid. (1660-80).

1678. Robert Lunt, of Lunt: ibid.

1802. Married — John Lunt and Elizabeth Bishop: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Lunt (S. Lancs), 13th cent. le Lund: v. Lund.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Lunt (grove), in Lancashire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A location name in Lancashire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Lunt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lunt (Russian: Лунт) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Lunt.

How Common Is The Last Name Lunt? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 52,620th most widely held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 750,056 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 45 percent of Lunt reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,911,214th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 30 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 4,148 people, or 1 in 87,382. In The United States it is primarily found in: Utah, where 16 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Arizona, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 55 countries. It is also found in England, where 41 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Lunt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lunt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lunt surname expanded 326 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 216 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 232 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 1,167 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lunt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Lunt last name is predominantly Anglican (67%) in Ireland and Melkite Greek Catholic (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Lunt last name are 8.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.79% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lunt earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 6.05% less than the national average, earning 325,139 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 69.7% more than the national average, earning R 403,272 per year; in United States they earn 3.16% more than the national average, earning $44,513 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.13% more than the national average, earning $56,704 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lundt891,203/
Luntz89603/
Lount89458/
Lunte89422/
Launt89236/
Lunts89160/
Leunt898/
Lgunt891/
Luint891/
Lunth890/
Hlunt890/
Lun8639,031/
Launte80197/
Lucent80111/
Leunte8035/
Llaunt804/
Lounte803/
L'Hunt803/
Lahunt802/
Lunthe802/
Lundte802/
Lunhts801/
Laundt800/
Loundt800/
Lounts800/
Lundtz800/
Lountz800/
Lund75121,658/
Lung7533,177/
Lunn7519,068/
Loun757,540/
Laun753,207/
Luhn752,072/
Lune751,990/
Lont751,815/
Luin75824/
Liun75414/
Leun75288/
Lunc7554/
Hlun7548/
Lyun7533/
Lhun7523/
Luun7522/
Lusn7515/
Lunå7512/
Luyn7510/
Lumn759/
Lutn756/
Lunh754/
Lgun753/
Lumt751/
Lunø751/
Llun751/
Lucente737,030/
Lusente73209/
Lutente73112/
Luntsch7318/
Lucinte7318/
Luntova7315/
Llusent7311/
Launthe732/
Lucentp732/
Lautent732/
Lungytė732/
Luchent731/
Luntowa731/
Luisent731/
Launtsh730/
Leung67409,913/
Lundh673,694/
Lucin673,280/
Lutin672,979/
Laune671,696/
Liung671,494/
Londt671,022/
Luten671,018/
Ålund67763/
Loung67703/
Lahun67676/
Lound67611/
Lusin67594/
Laund67542/
Luing67429/
Lucen67390/
Leune67343/
Luhyn67314/
Laung67302/
Luissint67214/
Leunk67214/
Loune67189/
Lundø67148/
Lusen67146/
Lunøe67144/
Luine67111/
Luncz67106/
Lautn67103/
Lunne6789/
Luihn6786/
Lugne6754/
Lohun6753/
Hlund6737/
Ølund6727/
Launn6727/
Luchente6725/
Luhne6722/
Luscente6721/
Lyuntova6719/
Llune6716/
Launh6714/
Lungh6714/
Lyuin6713/
Lutyn6713/
Lusne6712/
Luijn6711/
Lunng6711/
Lounh6710/
Llung6710/
Lyunh679/
Lutem678/
Lutín678/
Lunds677/
Lundd677/
Lunqu676/
Lusng676/
Llund675/
Lausn674/
Liune674/
Lundå674/
Luncg674/
Lungy673/
Luşin673/
Leund672/
Lumte672/
Lunnd672/
Lunhe672/
Luinq672/
Lusyn672/
Lyumn671/
Lyunn671/
Luunh671/
Lluin671/
Loont671/
Lgunn671/
Lhoun671/
Leunn671/
Leunq671/
Lauhn671/
Lauun671/
Luind671/
Lungg671/
Luyện671/
Hlune671/
Lutim671/
Luçin671/
Luĭng671/
Loumt671/
Lyund671/
Hluin671/
Laucente671/
L'Ung671/
Lhung671/
Hlung671/
Lundz671/
Lungk671/
Lumnq671/
Lumht671/
Luink671/
Luinn670/
Lumne670/
Gliun670/

Lunt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lunt in the Russian language
Лунтlunt-

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