# Huntsman (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/huntsman/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,187 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,905 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 73,739 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.9% (3,953 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From huntsman.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Huntsman in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Huntsman in the United States.

## People named Huntsman

- Jon Meade Huntsman Jr., American politician, businessman and diplomat (born 1960)
- Jon Meade Huntsman Sr., American businessman and philanthropist (1937–2018)
- Abby Huntsman, American journalist and television personality

## Similar surnames

Huntzinger, Huntsinger, Hinds, Hintz, Heintz, Hentz, Heintzelman, Hintze, Hentges, Hands, Hentschel.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.