Hunto, a Variant of our Hunter Surname

HUNTO: An old surname in Orkney derived from the lands of Hunto in the isle of Strongsay, Oliver Hunto was juror on an assize in Birsay in 1574. The surname is now merged in Hunter. HUNTO Distribution PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in AreaIndonesia451:2,938,871165,726Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560Thailand151:4,709,223352,754Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885United States11:362,458,9331,988,048 Where does the last name Hunto come from? The last name Hunto is found …

Hunter Surname

surnames > hunter... 1530, Huntayr 1565, Huntter 1527, Hwntar 1535, Hwntare 1454, Hounttar, Hountter, and Hunttar in 1528. Global Incidence: 332,372

Huntar Surname Distribution

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in AreaIndonesia651:2,034,603127,068United States81:45,307,367917,113Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739India31:255,688,4611,306,352Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Merry Christmas

I want to wish all my readers and subscribers a lovely Christmas and a safe holiday. My wish this year is that all of us who want to attend our Clan Hunter Gathering in Scotland will be able to enjoy following in the footsteps of our Hunter ancestors to the Clan Hunter Seat, Hunterston Castle.

DNA Story

The BBC News just published that scientists have compiled the world's oldest family tree from human bones interred at a 5,700-year old tomb in the Cotswolds, UK. Analysis of DNA from the tomb's occupants revealed the people buried there were from five continuous generations of one extended family. Most of those found in the tomb …

Reverends in our Hunter Study

Scotland

The earliest hereditary surnames in Scotland were of English or French origin. Our ancestral surname during the reign of King David I (1124-53) was Venator. Then when most landed families had surnames by about 1300 and were known as Huntar until around the 16th-c. Robert the 20th Laird of Hunterston started using the Hunter spelling …