Hunter Family History
Hunter Name Meaning
Scottish, English, and northern Irish: variant of Hunt, a
Middle English secondary derivative formed with the addition of the
agent noun suffix -er.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Hunter
Name Distribution of Hunter Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Hunter families
 902 - 1,801  301 - 901 |
 1 - 300  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Hunter families
|
1,661 - 3,319 554 - 1,660 |
1 - 553 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Hunter families
|
1,851 - 3,699 618 - 1,850 |
1 - 617 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Hunter census records
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Hunter Family Origin
Hunter Immigration Information
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You can find out when most of the Hunter families immigrated
to the United States.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Hunter
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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in
your family.
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Hunter Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Hunter census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Hunter ancestors, such as occupation.
Occupation can tell you about your ancestors' social status and economic status.
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Hunter Civil War Service Records
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