How Many People Have the Last Name Hunt?

158,421

people had the surname Hunt in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 1,862 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#169

Of 162,253 surnames

Per 100,000 People

53.71

In 2010

Largest Group

73.6%

White

Change Since 2000

+4.2%

+6,435 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Hunt (73.6%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 16.9%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Hunt ranks #118. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 76% to 73.6%.

White 73.6%
Black 16.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 4.2%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino 2.3%

📈 Change Since 2000

Hunt grew from 151,986 people in 2000 to 158,421 in 2010 (up 4.2%), and its rank fell from #157 to #169. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 56.34 to 53.71 people per 100,000.

20002010
People151,986158,421
Rank#157#169
Per 100,000 people56.3453.71

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Hunt

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#166Mason160,213
#167Dixon159,480
#168Munoz158,483
#169Hunt158,421
#170Hicks158,320
#171Holmes156,780
#172Palmer156,601

👤 Hunt as a First Name

Hunt is a first name too: about 211 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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