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Lunt History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Ireland United States Australia New Zealand

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Citations

Lunt History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland

The Lunt name has descended through the generations from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. Their name comes from having lived in an area that was referred to as the laund, which was Old Norman word meaning the open space in a forest or the lawn. There were a number of locations in England with this topograghic place-name including Yorkshire and Lancashire.

Early Origins of the Lunt family

The surname Lunt was first found in Yorkshire at Lund, a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire in the union of Beverley, Bainton-Beacon division of the wapentake of Harthill. There is also a Lund in Lancashire in the parish of Kirkham, union of the Fylde, hundred of Amounderness but this parish was constituted in 1840.

Early History of the Lunt family

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Lunt Spelling Variations

Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Lunt has undergone many spelling variations, including Lund, Lun, Lunn, Lwn, Lunt and others.

Early Notables of the Lunt family

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Lunt Ranking

In the United States, the name Lunt is the 8,464^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Lunt family to Ireland

Some of the Lunt family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 57 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lunt migration to the United States +

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Lunt were among those contributors:

Lunt Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Henry Lunt, who arrived in New England in 1634 aboard the ship "Mary & John" 2

Lunt Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Edward and Elizabeth Lunt, who settled in Virginia in 1700
John Lunt, who landed in New England in 1747 2
Hannah Lunt, who settled in Boston in 1768

Lunt Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joseph Lunt, aged 23, who arrived in Maine in 1812 2
Thomas Lunt, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1834 2
W J Lunt, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 2
Captain Lunt, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 2

Lunt migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Lunt Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. James Lunt, British Convict who was convicted in Lancaster, Lancashire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Batavia" in October 1817, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 3
Mr. Samuel Lunt, (b. 1814), aged 20, English convict who was convicted in Chester, Cheshire, England for life for highway robbery, transported aboard the "Bengal Merchant" on 27th September 1834, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 4

Lunt migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Lunt Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Miss Amy Lunt, (b. 1864), aged 6 months, British settler travelling from Gravesend, UK aboard the ship "British Empire" arriving in Lyttelton, South Island, New Zealand on 6th September 1864 5
Mr. Thomas Lunt, (b. 1832), aged 32, British blacksmith travelling from Gravesend, UK aboard the ship "British Empire" arriving in Lyttelton, South Island, New Zealand on 6th September 1864 5
Mrs. Ann Lunt, (b. 1835), aged 29, British settler travelling from Gravesend, UK aboard the ship "British Empire" arriving in Lyttelton, South Island, New Zealand on 6th September 1864 5
Miss Jane Lunt, (b. 1855), aged 9, British settler travelling from Gravesend, UK aboard the ship "British Empire" arriving in Lyttelton, South Island, New Zealand on 6th September 1864 5
Mr. Edwin Lunt, (b. 1859), aged 5, British settler travelling from Gravesend, UK aboard the ship "British Empire" arriving in Lyttelton, South Island, New Zealand on 6th September 1864 5

Contemporary Notables of the name Lunt (post 1700) +

Alfred Lunt (1892-1977), American actor and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Wilson Lunt, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, 1952
Wilbur F. Lunt, American politician, U.S. Attorney for Maine, 1878-85
Horace Gray Lunt (b. 1847), American Republican politician, District Judge in Colorado 4th District, 1895-99
George Lunt, American Democratic Party politician, U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, 1850-53; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1864
Alfred E. Lunt, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1912
A. J. Lunt, American politician, Mayor of Racine, Wisconsin, 1921-23
George Lunt (1803-1885), American editor, lawyer, author, and politician
Horace Gray Lunt (1918-2010), American linguist
The Rt Rev Geoffrey Charles Lester Lunt (1885-1948), English eminent Anglican priest
... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 30th September 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/batavia
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 7th October 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/bengal-merchant
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html