The surname Saunt first came to England in the wake of the Norman Conquest of 1066. The name is derived from the Old French "sant," meaning "saint," and was most likely first bestowed as a nickname either on someone of saintly character or in an ironic way on someone of loose morals.
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Early Origins of the Saunt family
The surname Saunt was first found in Yorkshire, where Roger le Sent was recorded to be living in 1250. The nickname origin of the name makes it likely that several branches of the Saunt family emerged independently in different areas during the Middle Ages.
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Early History of the Saunt family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Saunt research. Another 84 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1270, 1559 and 1745 are included under the topic Early Saunt History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Saunt Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Saint, Sant, Sants, Saunt and others.
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Early Notables of the Saunt family
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Migration of the Saunt family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Miles Sant, who settled in Maryland in 1668; James Saint, who emigrated from England to Maryland in 1684; and John Egerton Saint, a convict who arrived in Virginia in 1756..
Contemporary Notables of the name Saunt (post 1700)
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Sarah Gatty Saunt (b. 1977), professional waterskier born in Surrey
England
