Show ContentsHund Surname History

Early Origins of the Hund family

The surname Hund was first found in Derbyshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when the held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Hund family

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Hund Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Houndsacre, Hondsacre, Hundsacre, Hundacre, Hondacre, Hunsacre, Howndsacre, Hunaker, Houndaker, Honaker, Hundsacre, Hundesacre, Hontsacre and many more.

Early Notables of the Hund family

Distinguished members of the family include

  • the Hundesacre family of Derbyshire

Hund Ranking

In the United States, the name Hund is the 15,792nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Hund migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hund Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Edward Hund, who landed in Maryland in 1656 2
Hund Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Georg Hund, who arrived in America in 1782 2
Hund Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • A M Bernhardine Hund, who arrived in America in 1844 2
  • Wilh Hund, who arrived in America in 1852 2
  • Marie Margarethe Hund, who landed in America in 1868 2


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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