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UK surname

Lunt

Derived from the Old English word "lundt," referring to someone who lived near a grove or small wood.

In the 1881 census there were 1,938 people recorded with the Lunt surname, ranking it #2,254 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 2,926, ranked #2,306, down from #2,254 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Wolstanton, Toxteth Park and West Derby. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Liverpool, Wrexham and Shropshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Lunt is 3,164 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 51.0%.

1881 census count

1,938

Ranked #2,254

Modern count

2,926

2016, ranked #2,306

Peak year

1999

3,164 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Lunt had 1,938 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #2,254 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 2,926 in 2016, ranked #2,306.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 2,821 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Small Town Suburbia.

Lunt surname distribution map

The map shows where the Lunt surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Lunt surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Lunt over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 1,227 #2,325
1861 historical 1,256 #2,269
1881 historical 1,938 #2,254
1891 historical 2,020 #2,284
1901 historical 2,528 #2,173
1911 historical 2,821 #1,844
1997 modern 2,994 #2,158
1998 modern 3,132 #2,141
1999 modern 3,164 #2,137
2000 modern 3,124 #2,154
2001 modern 3,042 #2,165
2002 modern 3,072 #2,191
2003 modern 3,016 #2,175
2004 modern 3,004 #2,184
2005 modern 2,966 #2,186
2006 modern 2,894 #2,237
2007 modern 2,954 #2,216
2008 modern 2,976 #2,208
2009 modern 3,022 #2,230
2010 modern 3,062 #2,255
2011 modern 2,989 #2,282
2012 modern 2,939 #2,279
2013 modern 2,966 #2,298
2014 modern 2,979 #2,301
2015 modern 2,940 #2,303
2016 modern 2,926 #2,306

Geography

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Where Lunts are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Wolstanton, Toxteth Park, West Derby, Liverpool and Walton-on-the-Hill. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Liverpool, Wrexham, Shropshire and Cheshire West and Chester. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Wolstanton Staffordshire
2 Toxteth Park Lancashire
3 West Derby Lancashire
4 Liverpool Lancashire
5 Walton-on-the-Hill Lancashire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Liverpool 019 Liverpool
2 Wrexham 018 Wrexham
3 Shropshire 003 Shropshire
4 Cheshire West and Chester 035 Cheshire West and Chester
5 Shropshire 001 Shropshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Lunt

These lists show first names that appear often with the Lunt surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Lunt

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Lunt, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Retired Professionals

Group

Small Town Suburbia

Nationally, the Lunt surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Small Town Suburbia, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Lunt household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group is predominantly comprised of married couples with no resident dependent children, living in areas characterised neither by under-occupancy nor overcrowding throughout the UK in or adjacent to small towns. White ethnic groups and affiliation with Christianity predominates. Housing tends to be predominantly semi-detached or detached and workers are employed principally in managerial and professional occupations, with semi-skilled occupations also in evidence. These areas of the Supergroup are of higher population density.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Lunt is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Lunt is most concentrated in decile 9 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Lunt falls in decile 1 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Lunt is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Lunt, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Lunt

The surname Lunt originates from England and is believed to have derived from the Old English word "hlunt," meaning a ridge or small hill. This suggests that the earliest bearers of this name lived near a prominent geographical feature such as a ridge or hill.

Lunt is an Anglo-Saxon name that can be traced back to the 11th century. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a comprehensive survey of land and property ownership in England commissioned by William the Conqueror.

The name Lunt is most commonly associated with the counties of Lancashire and Cheshire in northern England, where several towns and villages bear the name, such as Lunt in Lancashire and Lunt Heath in Cheshire. These place names likely contributed to the widespread use of the surname in those regions.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Lunt was John Lunt, who was born in Lancashire in the late 13th century. He served as a soldier and was mentioned in various military records from the time.

Another notable figure with the Lunt surname was Sir Henry Lunt, a wealthy merchant and landowner from Cheshire who lived in the 16th century. He was knighted by King Henry VIII and played a significant role in local politics and governance.

In the 17th century, Thomas Lunt (1610-1678) was a prominent Puritan minister who served as the pastor of the First Church of Christ in Boston, Massachusetts. He was born in England but immigrated to the American colonies as a young man.

During the American Revolutionary War, Daniel Lunt (1753-1817) was a soldier and militiaman from Massachusetts who fought in several key battles against the British forces. He later became a respected farmer and community leader in his hometown.

In the 19th century, George Lunt (1803-1885) was an American lawyer, scholar, and author who served as a member of the Massachusetts legislature and wrote several books on legal and literary topics.

These examples illustrate the long history and wide geographical distribution of the Lunt surname, with bearers of the name playing various roles in military, religious, political, and intellectual spheres throughout the centuries.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Lunt families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Lunt surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Lancashire leads with 1,023 Lunts recorded in 1881 and an index of 4.58x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 1,023 4.58x
Cheshire 289 6.96x
Staffordshire 263 4.14x
Warwickshire 76 1.60x
Shropshire 44 2.71x
Caernarfonshire 32 4.21x
Middlesex 26 0.14x
Flintshire 22 4.35x
Kent 18 0.28x
Denbighshire 16 2.25x
Surrey 16 0.17x
Northamptonshire 14 0.79x
Yorkshire 14 0.08x
Lincolnshire 10 0.33x
Cumberland 8 0.49x
Essex 7 0.19x
Nottinghamshire 6 0.24x
Renfrewshire 6 0.41x
Worcestershire 6 0.24x
Derbyshire 5 0.17x
Rutland 4 2.90x
Somerset 4 0.13x
Sussex 4 0.13x
Leicestershire 2 0.10x
Radnorshire 2 1.32x
Westmorland 2 0.48x
Aberdeenshire 1 0.06x
Berkshire 1 0.07x
Cardiganshire 1 0.22x
Cornwall 1 0.05x
Dorset 1 0.08x
Hertfordshire 1 0.08x
Merionethshire 1 0.29x
Midlothian 1 0.04x
Royal Navy 1 0.45x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. West Derby in Lancashire leads with 153 Lunts recorded in 1881 and an index of 23.43x.

Place Total Index
West Derby 153 23.43x
Liverpool 128 9.44x
Everton 70 9.84x
Wolstanton 59 30.60x
Toxteth Park 55 7.28x
Kirkdale 43 11.45x
Bootle Cum Linacre 41 23.13x
Garston 39 59.21x
Walton On Hill 39 32.26x
North Meols 35 16.02x
Widnes 30 18.64x
Wolstanton Oldcott 29 126.09x
Huyton With Roby 28 107.07x
Salford 28 4.27x
Aston 26 1.99x
Stoke Upon Trent 25 3.71x
Wavertree 21 29.40x
Adderley 19 681.00x
Great Crosby 19 31.23x
Runcorn 19 19.85x
Walsall Foreign 19 5.79x
Whiston 19 109.13x
Birmingham 18 1.14x
Formby 17 67.27x
Hulme 17 3.65x
Rusholme 17 28.56x
Weston In Runcorn 16 148.29x
Lydiate 15 215.83x
Audley 14 22.29x
Christleton Littleton 14 233.72x
Lathom 14 51.95x
Monks Coppenhall 14 8.94x
Newton In Northwich 14 110.76x
Sutton Coldfield 14 28.08x
Withington 14 19.47x
Cheslyn Hay 13 112.17x
Edgbaston 13 8.84x
Sandbach 13 36.71x
Warrington 13 4.91x
Macclesfield 12 6.50x
Odd Rode 11 53.50x
Pelsall 11 58.26x
Preston 11 1.84x
Rope 11 2037.04x
Barton St Mary 10 66.31x
Birkenhead 10 3.02x
Burslem 10 5.50x
Milton In Gravesend 10 10.39x
Moulton 10 261.78x
Norton In Moors 10 29.75x
Oldham 10 1.39x
Wolverhampton 10 2.05x
Sharlston 9 73.59x
Stone 9 11.08x
Tranmere 9 5.90x
Abererch 8 71.88x
Ashton Under Lyne 8 1.64x
Bromley London 8 1.93x
Chorlton Cum Hardy 8 54.05x
Congleton 8 11.15x
Ellesmere 8 28.67x
Halewood 8 66.89x
Hanmer Halghton 8 301.89x
Latchford 8 29.01x
Layton With Warbreck 8 9.77x
Litherland 8 17.15x
Manchester 8 0.80x
Romiley 8 68.32x
Whitchurch New 8 720.72x
Accrington 7 3.45x
Chester St John Baptist 7 9.38x
Eglwys Rhos 7 73.30x
Halliwell 7 8.62x
Handley 7 397.73x
Nantwich 7 14.51x
Swynnerton 7 140.00x
Tarvin Pryors Hayes 7 127.27x
Speke 6 181.82x
Wincham 6 78.43x
Wolstanton Thursfield 6 77.82x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Lunt surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 160
Elizabeth 83
Margaret 60
Sarah 58
Ann 55
Ellen 45
Jane 38
Alice 32
Eliza 28
Annie 26
Hannah 25
Emma 21
Martha 19
Catherine 13
Harriet 13
Emily 12
Ada 9
Anne 8
Maria 8
Agnes 7
Amelia 7
Charlotte 7
Florence 7
Caroline 6
Clara 6
Edith 6
Fanny 6
Frances 6
Louisa 6
Amy 5
Esther 5
Isabella 5
Lizzie 5
Lucy 5
Eleanor 4
Janet 4
Rebecca 4
Anna 3
Bertha 3
Constance 3
E. 3
Helen 3
Jessie 3
Laura 3
Minnie 3
Rosa 3
Susannah 3
Betsey 2
Lydia 2
Margt. 2

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Lunt surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
John 141
William 118
Thomas 107
George 87
James 80
Henry 42
Joseph 42
Robert 36
Samuel 26
Charles 22
Peter 20
Edward 19
Alfred 18
Arthur 15
Richard 15
Frederick 13
Albert 9
Walter 9
Thos. 7
Harry 6
Wm. 6
Ernest 5
Philip 5
Benjamin 4
Bryan 4
David 4
Edwin 4
Frank 4
Herbert 4
Hugh 4
Willm. 4
Chas. 3
Daniel 3
Geo. 3
Matthew 3
Phillip 3
Richd. 3
Robt. 3
Stephen 3
Edmund 2
Elijah 2
Francis 2
Fred 2
Isaac 2
Jno. 2
Owen 2
Percy 2
Randle 2
Reginald 2
Timothy 2

FAQ

Lunt surname: questions and answers

How common was the Lunt surname in 1881?

In 1881, 1,938 people were recorded with the Lunt surname. That placed it at #2,254 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Lunt surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 2,926 in 2016. That gives Lunt a modern rank of #2,306.

What does the Lunt surname mean?

Derived from the Old English word "lundt," referring to someone who lived near a grove or small wood.

What does the Lunt map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Lunt bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.