Hunt (surname) explained
Hunt is an occupational surname related with hunting, originating in England[1] and Ireland.[2] In Estonia, the surname Hunt is also very common, meaning wolf in the Estonian language.
The Irish family surname is derived from Ó Fiachna and the significance is fiach means "the chase"; the clan itself was part of the Connachta's Síol Muireadaigh (kindred to the Ó Conchubhair and Mac Diarmada), located in County Roscommon and County Sligo.
People
- Aaron Hunt (born 1986), German footballer
- Abijah Hunt (1762–1811), American merchant, planter and banker
- Adam Hunt (born 1993), British darts player
- Akeem Hunt (born 1993), American football player
- Albert Hunt (disambiguation)
- Alexandra Hunt, American public health researcher and activist
- Alfred Hunt (1817–1888), American industrialist
- Alfred E. Hunt (1855–1899), American metallurgist and industrialist
- Arthur Surridge Hunt (1871–1934), English papyrologist
- Aubrey Thomas de Vere (1814–1902), Irish poet and critic (de Vere Hunt)
- Augusta Merrill Hunt (1842-1932), American philanthropist, suffragist, temperance leader
- Ben Hunt (baseball) (1888–1927), American baseball player
- Ben Hunt (rugby league) (born 1990), Australian rugby league player
- Bonnie Hunt (born 1961), American actress and writer
- Brad Hunt (disambiguation)
- Cameron Hunt (born 1994), American football player
- Caroline Rose Hunt (1923–2018), American heiress and philanthropist
- Carolyn Hunt (born 1937), American educator, politician, and First Lady of North Carolina
- Charles Cooke Hunt (1833–1868), Australian explorer
- Chris Hunt, British journalist and author
- Chris Hunt (badminton) (born 1968), English badminton player
- Christopher Hunt (1584–1607), English bookseller and stationer
- Clare Hunt (born 1999), Australian footballer
- Clark Hunt (born 1965), American businessman and sports executive
- Cletidus Hunt (born 1976), American football player
- Cole Hunt (born 1994), American football player
- Dario Hunt (born 1989), American basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- David Hunt (disambiguation)
- Dryden Hunt (born 1995), Canadian ice hockey player
- Duane Garrison Hunt (1884–1960), American; Roman Catholic Bishop of Salt Lake City
- E. Howard Hunt (1918–2007), American intelligence officer and writer
- Earl B. Hunt (1933–2016), American psychologist
- Earl Gladstone Hunt Jr. (1918–2005), American Methodist pastor
- Elisha Hunt (1779-1873), American entrepreneur behind the historic steamboat Enterprise
- Ella Hunt (born 1998), English actress
- Ernie Hunt (1943–2018), English footballer
- Esther Hunt (1751–1820), American Quaker pioneer
- Fern Hunt (born 1948), American mathematician
- Flint Gregory Hunt (1959–1997), American murderer
- Florence Hunt (born 2007), English actress
- Frank W. Hunt (1871–1906), American politician
- Fred Hunt (disambiguation)
- Frederick Vinton Hunt ("Ted", 1905–1972), American acoustic engineer
- Gareth Hunt (1942–2007), British actor
- Gary Hunt (born 1984), sports diver, specialising in cliff or high diving.
- George Hunt (disambiguation)
- Georgina Hunt (1922–2012), English abstract artist
- Gertrude Breslau Hunt (1869–1952), American author and lecturer
- Greg Hunt (born 1965), Australian politician
- Harriet Hunt (born 1978), British chess player
- Henry George Bonavia Hunt (1847–1917), English music educator
- H. Guy Hunt (1933–2009), American politician
- H. L. Hunt (1889–1974), American oil tycoon and political activist
- Helen Hunt (born 1963), American actress
- Henry Hunt (disambiguation)
- Herbert Hunt (footballer), English footballer
- Jack Hunt (RAF officer) (1899–1954), British aviator
- Jack Hunt (American football) (born 1981), American football player
- Jack Hunt (footballer) (born 1990), English footballer
- Jackie Hunt (1920–1991), American football player
- Jalyx Hunt, American football player
- James Hunt (1947–1993), British racing driverJimmy Hunt, American child actor
- Jeremy Hunt (born 1966), British politician
- Jeremy Hunt (cyclist) (born 1974), British cyclist
- Jerry Hunt (1943–1993), American composer
- Jim Hunt (born 1937), American politician (actor)(1939-__) (American child actor)
- John Hunt (disambiguation)
- Johnny Hunt (born 1952), American pastor and author
- Jon Hunt, British entrepreneur
- Jonathan Hunt (disambiguation)
- J. McVicker Hunt (1906–1991), American educational psychologist
- Justin Hunt (filmmaker) (born 1976), American filmmaker
- Justin Hunt (rugby league), (born 1988) Australian rugby league player
- Kareem Hunt (born 1995), American football player
- Karmichael Hunt (born 1986), Australian football player
- Kathryn Hunt, British actress
- Kelley Hunt, American blues pianist, singer, and songwriter
- Ken Hunt (disambiguation), including those named Kenneth
- Kimberly Hunt, American television journalist
- Lamar Hunt (1932–2006), American sports promoter
- Leigh Hunt (1784–1859), English author and critic
- Lester C. Hunt (1892–1954), American politician
- Linda Hunt, (born 1945), American actress
- Lucas Hunt, (born 1976) American poet
- Margus Hunt, (born 1987), Estonian discus thrower and American football player
- Mark Hunt, (born 1974), New Zealand mixed martial artist and kickboxer
- Mark Hunt (footballer) (born 1969), English footballer
- Marsha Hunt (actress, born 1917) (1917–2022), American actress
- Marsha Hunt (actress, born 1946), American actress, singer and novelist
- Martin Hunt, Nauruan minister and MP
- Marvin Hunt
- Marvin W. Hunt
- Mary Hunt Affleck (1847–1932), American poet
- Megan Hunt (born 1995), Australian rules footballer
- Megan Hunt (politician) (born 1986), Nebraska State Senator
- Michael John Hunt (born 1941), English painter
- Mike Hunt (born 1956), American football linebacker
- Mike Hunt (1907–1996), American baseball player
- Neil Hunt, Australian rugby league player
- Nelson Bunker Hunt (1926–2014), American businessman
- Noel Hunt (born 1982), Irish footballer
- Paul Hunt (disambiguation)
- Peter Hunt (disambiguation)
- Ralph Hunt (disambiguation)
- Ray C. Hunt (1919–?), American military officer
- Rex Hunt (born 1949), Australian television and radio journalist
- Rex Hunt (governor) (1926–2012), British diplomat
- Richard Hunt (disambiguation)
- Rimo Hunt (born 1985), Estonian footballer
- Robert Hunt (disambiguation)
- Roger Hunt (disambiguation)
- Ron Hunt (born 1941), American baseball player
- Ron Hunt (born 1933), English footballer
- Ron Hunt (born 1945), English footballer
- Sally Ward Lawrence Hunt Armstrong Downs (1827–1896), American socialite also known as Sallie Ward
- Samuel Hunt (disambiguation)
- Stephen de Vere (1812–1904), MP, poet and philanthropist (de Vere Hunt)
- Stephen Hunt (disambiguation)
- Stuart Hunt (1927–2014), American politician
- Swanee Hunt (born 1950), American diplomat
- Thomas Hunt (disambiguation)
- Tim Hunt (born 1943), British biochemist
- Tristram Hunt (born 1974), British historian and politician, Labour MP for Stoke
- Una Hunt (1876–19??), American author
- Walter Hunt (disambiguation)
- Washington Hunt (1811–1867), Governor of New York
- Wesley Hunt (born 1981), American politician
- William Hunt (disambiguation)
Fictional characters
See also
Notes and References
- Encyclopedia: Hunt . Dictionary of American Family Names . Oxford University Press . Patrick . Hanks . 2006 . 2003 . 978-0-19-518841-7.
- Web site: Irish surname search: (O) Feighrey, Feehery, Hunt, (O) Fey, (O) Feeney . GoIreland.com . Visitravel Ltd . https://web.archive.org/web/20120319004623/http://www.goireland.com/genealogy/family.htm?FamilyId=1212 . 19 March 2012.
