Hunsaker History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Etymology of Hunsaker

What does the name Hunsaker mean?

The surname Hunsaker is thought to be a local name; that is, a surname taken on from an existing place name. There is a Hundseck in Germany near the Schwartwald (Black Forest), or the name may have come from a place name in Switzerland.

Early Origins of the Hunsaker family

The surname Hunsaker was first found in Switzerland. Most believe the name originated in the small village of Hunzingen (today called Hunzikon, just east of Geuensee, Canton Lucernea.)

Early History of the Hunsaker family

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Hunsaker Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hunsinger, Hunzinger, Huntzinger, Huntschingen, Hunsingen, Hunzingen, Huntzingen, Huntschinger, Hinsingen, Hinsinger, Hinschinger, Hinschingen, Hintschingen, Hintschinger, Hunziker, Hunziken, Huntziker, Huntziken, Hunzinker, Hunsiken, Hunzicker, Hunzicken, Huntzicker, Huntzicken, Hunsicker, Hunsicken, Hunsiner, Hunsener, Hunsicer, Hunsecer, Hunseker, Hunsiker and many more.

Early Notables of the Hunsaker family

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Hunsaker Ranking

the United States, the name Hunsaker is the 6,223^rd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Hunsaker migration to the United States +

Hunsaker Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Samuel Hunsaker, who arrived in Somerset County, Pennsylvania in 1833 2

Hunsaker Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Katie Hunsaker, aged 22, originally from County Kerry, Ireland, who arrived in New York, N.Y. in 1905 aboard the ship "Teutonic" from Queenstown, Ireland 3
Anna Hunsaker, aged 41, who arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Stavangerfjord" from Kristiania, Norway 3
W. F. Hunsaker, aged 36, who arrived in N. Y. in 1922 aboard the ship "Coaxet" from Tacoma, Washington via Boston 3
George Hunsaker, aged 33, who arrived in New York in 1923 aboard the ship "Berengaria" from Southampton, England 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Hunsaker (post 1700) +

Dick Hunsaker (b. 1954), American college basketball coach and the former head men's basketball coach at Utah Valley University
Lieutenant Caommander Jerome Clarke Hunsaker (1886-1984), American airman, aircraft designer and instructor at M.I.T. (1914-16), born in Creston, Iowa; his work with Gustav Eiffel outside Paris led to the first wind tunnel in the US at MIT
William J. Hunsaker, American politician, Mayor of San Diego, California, 1888-89 4
W. J. Hunsaker, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908 5
T. Earl Hunsaker, American politician, Mayor of Logan, Utah, 1958-62 5
Roger Hunsaker, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1972 5
Oscar F. Hunsaker, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1868 5
Jacob Hunsaker (1845-1920), American politician, Mayor of Everett, Washington, 1895-96, 1903-04 5
Golden G. Hunsaker, American politician, Mayor of Globe, Arizona, 1959-60 5
... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html