As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

BUNTING. Probably local; huntin is however a Scottish word meaning short and thick, as " a huntin brat," a plump child. Jamieson. The Bunteins Avere of Ardoch in the middle ages. A Thomas Bunting swore allegiance to EdAvard I. of England, in 1296. Bunting Avithout a prefix occurs in H.R.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


Surname type: Location or geographical feature

Origin: English

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: England

Religion of origin: Christian

Language of origin: English

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