Hunt is an occupational surname related with hunting, originating in England[1] and Ireland.
[2] In Estonia, the surname Hunt is also very common, meaning wolf in the Estonian language.
The Irish family surname is derived from Ó Fiachna and the significance is fiach means "the chase"; the clan itself was part of the Connachta's Síol Muireadaigh (kindred to the Ó Conchubhair and Mac Diarmada), located in County Roscommon and County Sligo.
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