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GAUNT

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There are approximately 5,972 people named Gaunt in the UK. That makes it the 1,751th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 95 are named Gaunt.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


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The Gaunt surname in historical dictionaries

GAUNT. Like John, fourth son of Edward III., some families of this surname evidently derive it from the town of Gaunt, now Ghent, in Flanders. De Gaunt and Le Gaunt are both found in the H.R.; tlie latter form is probal;>ly from the personal peculiarity of the iirst bearer. Shakspeare makes John of Gaunt play upon his own name in Richard II. in tliis sense : —

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

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