Find out how popular the last name Hunn is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Hunn.

Hunn, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Hunn surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hunn in America

Hunn is the 15124th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hunn surname appeared 1,950 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Hunn.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hunn to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Hunn

The surname Hunn is of English origin, with the earliest records dating back to the 13th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old English word "huna," which referred to a person who lived near a ridge or a hill. The name may also have roots in the Old Norse word "hunnr," meaning a bear cub.

The earliest known recorded instance of the surname Hunn appears in the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire in 1273, where a man named Robert Hunn is mentioned. Another early record is found in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex in 1296, listing a John Hunn.

In the 14th century, the surname Hunn can be found in various records, including the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire in 1301, which mentions a William Hunn. The Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire in 1327 list a Thomas Hunn, while the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex in 1332 record a John Hunn.

One of the earliest known bearers of the surname Hunn was Sir William Hunn, a prominent English politician and landowner who lived in the late 14th century. He served as a Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire in 1388 and 1390.

The Hunn surname also appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a survey of landowners in England commissioned by William the Conqueror. However, the spelling of the name in this record is not entirely clear.

In the 16th century, the surname Hunn was found in various locations across England, including Kent, Surrey, and Somerset. During this period, the name was sometimes spelled as "Huyne" or "Hune."

One notable bearer of the Hunn surname was John Hunn, a 16th-century English Protestant reformer and theologian who was born in Norfolk around 1501. He was a vocal critic of the Roman Catholic Church and played a significant role in the English Reformation.

Another prominent individual with the surname Hunn was Thomas Hunn, an English politician and landowner who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He served as a Member of Parliament for Malmesbury in 1604 and 1614.

In the 18th century, the Hunn surname was particularly common in the counties of Gloucestershire, Somerset, and Wiltshire. One notable bearer from this period was William Hunn, a successful businessman and landowner from Gloucestershire who lived from 1701 to 1771.

By the 19th century, the Hunn surname had spread across various parts of England and had also made its way to other parts of the world, including North America and Australia, through migration and colonial expansion.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hunn

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Hunn.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Hunn was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Hunn has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Hunn was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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