indicate the level to which a name has been verified.Type Surname (from occupation & from nickname)
Usage German
Other Forms FormsHund, Hunn, Hun, Hunne, Hunel,
Meaning & History
From Middle High German hund "dog" applied as a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of dogs for hunting or other purposes or as a nickname for someone thought to resemble a dog in any of many possible physical or abstract ways.