How common is the last name Hunter?

155,740 people in the United States have the last name Hunter, about 1 in 1,919. It ranks #168 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

HUNTER

#168

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
155,740
About
1 in 1,919
This common or more
21%
Who bears it

Of the 155,740 people with the last name Hunter, 58.2% reported their origin as White, 31.8% as Black and 4.9% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Hunter

#166 Olson · 156,271#167 Simpson · 156,097#169 Shaw · 155,184#170 Dixon · 154,538

Also a first name

As a first name, Hunter ranks #244 of 53,615, with 230,193 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2000, with 13,252 births. See Hunter as a first name

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