The Hunt surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 151,986 people carried this name — #157 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,770 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 133 people named Hunt.
63 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Guadeloupe.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
119 people named Hunt live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
79 people named Hunt have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 152 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Hunt in American newspapers,
1904–1960.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,193,372 pages in all carry the name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Hunt.
- Hunckler 134 · U.S. census
- Hund 1,433 · U.S. census
- Hunkeler 100 · U.S. census
- Hunold 255 · U.S. census
- Hunsicker 2,367 · U.S. census
- Hunsinger 2,968 · U.S. census
- Hunter 154,410 · U.S. census
- Huntzinger 1,078 · U.S. census
- Hunzinger 103 · U.S. census
- Huon 115 · U.S. census
- Huot 1,634 · U.S. census
- Hupe 373 · U.S. census
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