When Levi Hunter was born on 10 May 1834, in Meigs, Tennessee, United States, his father, William Hunter, was 36 and his mother, Marina Blake, was 32. He lived in Logan Township, Wayne, Missouri, United States in 1860. He died on 31 December 1882, at the age of 48.
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Scottish and northern English: occupational name from Middle English hunter(e) ‘huntsman’ (see Hunt ).
Irish (Antrim and Derry): adopted for Gaelic Ó Fiaich (see Fee ) due to confusion with the word fiadhach ‘hunt’.
History: A Scottish family of this name (see 1 above) has been established at Hunterston (Ayrshire) since the 13th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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