The frequency of Hunter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hunter surname expanded 498 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 256 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 113 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 73 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 461 percent between 1881 and 2014.