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The coat of arms that is in the Hunting Family of America shows a shield with ten "hurts" (circles??) arranged from top to bottom: four, three, two and one. The crest above the shield shows a dexter (right)hand ppr. holding up a shield az. It is supposed to have been granted about the eleventh century due to its simplicity. I do not know the significance of the circles or other symbols. My HUNTING in-laws have a representative shield in their living room of this coat of arms. Coincidentally, my daughter and her boyfriend also work Renaissance Fairs here in New York.
The derivation of the name according to the above mentioned book--referring back to a "Ferguson's English Surnames" states as follows: {" In a roll call of German officers, given by Mameramis, A.D.1550, are the names of Hundt, Huntus, and Hontus. Hence, Hunting being a patronymic form, is still more probably the same as Hundling." The Hundings(Hundingus) are supposed to have been the people of Hundland, which is now a part of Denmark. Again, Ferguson says: "English--Hunting; German--Huntingus; Anglo-Saxon--Huntingus; Locality--Baden" This is the most satisfactory explanation of the origin of the name we have been able to get.} The locality seems contradictory to me, as Denmark is to the north of Germany and Baden is in the southwest region of Germany. However, The Hunting Family in America was written in 1888 by Teunis D. Huntting and I myself have never researched the derivation of the name.
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