Taunt Surname

674,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 443 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Taunt Surname Definition:

The same as Daunt, both found in the Registrar-General's List, and the U.S. North America. Lower says Daunt is said to be the same as the Dauntre of the so-called Battel Abbey Roll. If so, it may be from Daventry co. Northampton.

Taunt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2241:1,618,120108,461
New Zealand911:49,7628,043
England791:705,29239,851
Australia321:843,61652,533
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England711:343,31522,014
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Taunt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The same as Daunt, both found in the Registrar-General's List, and the U.S. North America. Lower says Daunt is said to be the same as the Dauntre of the so-called Battel Abbey Roll. If so, it may be from Daventry co. Northampton.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Taunt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Taunt is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Taunt? popularity and diffusion

Taunt is the 674,066th most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 16,450,442 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Taunt reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Taunt is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 224 people, or 1 in 1,618,120. In The United States it is most frequent in: Michigan, where 25 percent live, Washington, where 17 percent live and California, where 14 percent live. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 21 percent live and England, where 18 percent live.

Taunt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Taunt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Taunt surname increased 605 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 111 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Taunt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Taunt surname are 16.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.46% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Taunt earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 3.55% less than the national average, earning $41,616 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.43% more than the national average, earning $70,268 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taundt9117/
Taunte9116/
Thaunt910/
Tant895,762/
Taun89714/
Tunt8948/
Tausent8327/
Thant80150,686/
Tante803,673/
Tahun801,503/
Taune80870/
Tayun80644/
Taung80458/
Tants80264/
Tandt80134/
Tajun80125/
Taint8067/
Tunte8052/
Taant8040/
Tanth8036/
Thaun8015/
Taunø8012/
Teaun8010/
Htunt809/
Tantt807/
Taund807/
Tunts806/
Thunt804/
Taunn803/
Taent802/
Tuint802/
Tuntz802/
Tount802/
Taánt802/
Htant802/
Taumt801/
Tasnt801/
Tauen801/
Tunnt801/
Tausn801/
Tautn801/
Tantì801/
Tundt800/
Tannt800/
Tuent800/
Teant800/
Taussent772/
Tan7510,017,487/
Tun75536,255/
Tayung736,183/
Thanth731,065/
Tayoun73685/
Tauyan73430/
Tausen73341/
Tuinte73218/
Tautin73183/
Tucent73172/
Tausin73163/
Tusent7398/
Tantte7362/
Tahyun7351/
Thandt7340/
Teyant7337/
Tayant7331/
Tayhun7329/
Tahjun7324/
Thaint7324/
Tiyant7323/
Thante7323/
Tusint7320/
Tounte7317/
Thunth7316/
Htaung7316/
Thayun7313/
Tauten739/
Tuyant739/
Tangyt738/
Thajun736/
Tanthe735/
Tijant735/
Tehant735/
Tauene734/
Taušen734/
Taunck733/
Tamnte733/
Tounts732/
Tainte732/
Tajoun732/
Tautem732/
Theant732/
Tauyne732/
Tainet732/
Thahun732/
Thunte731/
Tunnte731/
Tuntdp731/
Thanht731/
Thaune731/
Theunt731/
Tahaun731/
Tajunn731/
Tajuun731/
Tauyng731/
Tasint731/
Tauyen731/
Tuntte731/
Teunte731/
Teuntz731/
Taante731/
Tauyon731/
Tantss731/
Tayaun731/
Tujaun731/
Thants731/
Tautim731/
Tantgy730/
Taugne730/
Tannte730/
Taindt730/
Teuant730/
Theaun730/
Thaant730/
Thuntz730/
Taussentt711/
Tang6712,776,913/
Than67571,683/
Htun67194,209/
Tung67106,914/
Toun6725,258/
Thun6710,029/
Tune679,973/
Taan676,363/
Tane675,316/
Tain674,989/
Tann674,101/
Taen673,395/
Tuin673,105/
Tanh672,966/
Tuen671,420/
Tuon671,392/
Ttan671,342/
Tand671,245/
Tausend67937/
Tahn67903/
Tean67836/
Tunn67677/
Tauchen67579/
Tont67413/
Tuyn67257/
Tantowa67250/
Taum67249/
Tausing67249/
Tayoune67175/
Tousent67118/
Tassent67111/
Tuinete6797/
Htan6782/
Teun6782/
Tantsch6782/
Tayn6777/
Taunque6764/
Tasente6758/
Tacente6757/
Tund6753/
Tuhn6748/
Tamn6735/
Tuun6734/
Tunå6730/
Tayoung6729/
Tasn6727/
Tussent6726/
Tamt6722/
Taşçent6722/
Thuinte6716/
Tajn6715/
Taunova6713/
Tauting6713/
Tauchin6710/
Tauseen6710/
Tanq6710/
Tanø6710/
Tahajun679/
Tauteng678/
Tantova677/
Tauseng677/
Tuntova677/
Tuntsch677/
Taujeng676/
Taín676/
Tumt676/
Tachint676/
Tauchyn675/
Thayung674/
Dtan674/
Taussen673/
Tuấn673/
Tanı673/
Tusentt673/
Tumn673/
Tajoung673/
Tatn672/
Thuinet672/
Tgan672/
Tgun672/
Tousint671/
Thantte671/
Tayaung671/
Thuyant671/
Taussin671/
Tauwene671/
Tauyane671/
Tunq671/
Thayunn671/
Thainet671/
Taatent671/
Tahante671/
Tahueng671/
Toucent671/
Tauchýn671/
Taujene671/
Tayuong671/
Taàn671/
Tahsint671/
Tayante671/
Taioune671/
Tayants671/
Toucint671/
Tutn671/
Tusn671/
Thajant671/
Thauene671/
Taihaun671/
Taihint671/
Tattent670/

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