This surname may be extinct
Molehunt Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the molehunt,' one who hunted down moles for the farmers, receiving a stated price.
William Molehunte, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Molehunt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
Molehunt Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the molehunt,' one who hunted down moles for the farmers, receiving a stated price.
William Molehunte, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley
A mole-catcher. Anglo-Saxon molde [wearp] and hunta. Molehunte. H.R.
— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
Molehunt Demographics
Molehunt Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 1 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molehon | 80 | 40 | / |
| Malehun | 80 | 7 | / |
| Molejun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mollehon | 75 | 16 | / |
| Mollejun | 75 | 1 | / |
| Moslihun | 75 | 1 | / |
| Moyleont | 75 | 0 | / |
| Moleon | 71 | 1,677 | / |
| Moleón | 71 | 19 | / |
| Maleehoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Molejon | 67 | 3,345 | / |
| Molihon | 67 | 217 | / |
| Molejón | 67 | 58 | / |
| Molleon | 67 | 32 | / |
| Malehunova | 67 | 29 | / |
| Malihun | 67 | 28 | / |
| Molyhon | 67 | 6 | / |
| Malehon | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mouleon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Moljgun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Molijun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Molojun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moleion | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malejun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malehum | 67 | 1 | / |
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