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

Lunt, 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 Lunt surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lunt in America

Lunt is the 10593rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lunt surname appeared 3,025 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 Lunt.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lunt 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 Lunt

The surname Lunt originates from England and is believed to have derived from the Old English word "hlunt," meaning a ridge or small hill. This suggests that the earliest bearers of this name lived near a prominent geographical feature such as a ridge or hill.

Lunt is an Anglo-Saxon name that can be traced back to the 11th century. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a comprehensive survey of land and property ownership in England commissioned by William the Conqueror.

The name Lunt is most commonly associated with the counties of Lancashire and Cheshire in northern England, where several towns and villages bear the name, such as Lunt in Lancashire and Lunt Heath in Cheshire. These place names likely contributed to the widespread use of the surname in those regions.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Lunt was John Lunt, who was born in Lancashire in the late 13th century. He served as a soldier and was mentioned in various military records from the time.

Another notable figure with the Lunt surname was Sir Henry Lunt, a wealthy merchant and landowner from Cheshire who lived in the 16th century. He was knighted by King Henry VIII and played a significant role in local politics and governance.

In the 17th century, Thomas Lunt (1610-1678) was a prominent Puritan minister who served as the pastor of the First Church of Christ in Boston, Massachusetts. He was born in England but immigrated to the American colonies as a young man.

During the American Revolutionary War, Daniel Lunt (1753-1817) was a soldier and militiaman from Massachusetts who fought in several key battles against the British forces. He later became a respected farmer and community leader in his hometown.

In the 19th century, George Lunt (1803-1885) was an American lawyer, scholar, and author who served as a member of the Massachusetts legislature and wrote several books on legal and literary topics.

These examples illustrate the long history and wide geographical distribution of the Lunt surname, with bearers of the name playing various roles in military, religious, political, and intellectual spheres throughout the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lunt

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

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 Lunt 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 Lunt 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 Lunt was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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