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Where did the English Huntoon family come from? What is the English Huntoon family crest and coat of arms? When did the Huntoon family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Huntoon family history?

The Anglo-Saxon name Huntoon comes from when the family resided in one of the various settlements called Hunton in the counties of Hampshire, Kent, and the North Riding of Yorkshire.

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The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore, spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Huntoon has been recorded under many different variations, including Hunton, Huntoon and others.

First found in Yorkshire, where they held a family seat before the Norman Conquest.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Huntoon research. Another 260 words(19 lines of text) covering the years 1379 and 1610 are included under the topic Early Huntoon History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 22 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Huntoon Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Huntoon or a variant listed above:

Huntoon Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • David Huntoon, who traveled to Belfast, Me. in 1820
  • W. C. Huntoon to San Francisco in 1850
  • J H Huntoon, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1855
  • J. D. Huntoon to San Francisco in 1862
  • F C Huntoon, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1875

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  • Robert Huntoon, American chemist
  • Louis Doremus Huntoon (1869-1937), American mining engineer
  • Philip Huntoon (1664-1752), said to be the ancestor of all persons in America bearing the name "Huntoon
  • Joseph Huntoon (b. 1962), American professional baseball player


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  10. Ingram, Rev. James. Translator Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 1823. Print.
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The Huntoon Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Huntoon Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 2 December 2011 at 10:59.

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