The English form of Venator or le Veneur. Arnulph, Gilbert, Geoffry, Hugh, Richard, &c., Venator, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Families of this name are considered to be generally Norman (Lower).
-The Norman People (1874)
With many variants; Hounttar, Huntair, Huntar, , Huntayr, Hunto, Huntter, & Hwntar
