Hunter

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Hunter is a common English surname of occupational origin, historically referring to someone who hunted game for a living.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Hunter canonical 22
Huntsman 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf English-language surname
occupational surname
surname
category surnames derived from occupations
commonInCountry Australia
Canada
New Zealand
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
derivedFromOccupation hunting
etymologyFrom Middle English
Old English "hunta"
frequencyClass common English surname
genderAssociation gender-neutral surname
hasGivenNameUsage yes
hasMeaning hunter of game
one who hunts
hasNotableBearersInField entertainment
literature
politics
science
sports
hasVariant Hunt
Hunters
historicalSocialStatus working-class occupation
languageOfOrigin English
nameCategory English-language occupational surnames
nameType toponymic-extended (e.g., Hunter Valley, Hunter River)
occupationalOrigin person who hunted game for a living
professional hunter
originalRole provider of meat through hunting
orthographicForm "Hunter"
semanticField hunting
usedAs family name
last name
masculine given name
unisex given name
writingSystem Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sophie Hunter familyName Hunter
Lieutenant Colonel Frank O’Driscoll Hunter familyName Hunter
subject surface form: Frank O’Driscoll Hunter
Hunter Biden givenName Hunter
Inspectah Deck familyName Hunter
Savile Row hasNotableTailor Hunter
this entity surface form: Huntsman
Hunter College shortName Hunter
Hunter Hunt hasGivenName Hunter
Linda Hunt familyName Hunter
Les Hunter familyName Hunter
Robert Hunter familyName Hunter
Holly Hunter familyName Hunter
Hunter Carson givenName Hunter
Ben Shepherd givenName Hunter
Dale Hunter familyName Hunter
Neilia familyName Hunter
subject surface form: Neilia Hunter Biden
Hunter Kelly givenName Hunter
John D. Hunter familyName Hunter
Hunter Liggett givenName Hunter
Thomas Hunter familyName Hunter
Duncan Hunter familyName Hunter