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Hunt

in Illinois

There are 4,067 people with the last name "Hunt" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

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Hunt 180
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  1. is 176th most common Hicks
  2. is 177th most common Warren
  3. is 178th most common Palmer
  4. is 179th most common Freeman
  5. is 180th most common Hunt
  6. is 181st most common Shah
  7. is 182nd most common Burke
  8. is 183rd most common Ferguson
  9. is 184th most common Spencer

Most Common First Names for Hunt

James, William, John, David, Robert, Richard, Thomas, Michael, Charles, Mary

Meaning & History

English: occupational name for a hunter, Old English hunta (a primary derivative of huntian ‘to hunt’). The term was used not only of the hunting on horseback of game such as stags and wild boars, which in the Middle Ages was a pursuit restricted to the ranks of the nobility, but also to much humbler forms of pursuit such as bird catching and poaching for food. The word seems also to have been used as an Old English personal name and to have survived into the Middle Ages as an occasional personal name. Compare Huntington and Huntley.

Irish: in some cases (in Ulster) of English origin, but more commonly used as a quasi-translation of various Irish surnames such as Ó Fiaich (see Fee).

Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Hundt.

Recent Searches for "Hunt" in Illinois

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James Hunt, IL (52 searches)
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