Surname Jaunty (Gentil 
, Jaunty 
) , globally, is a common last name. The family name Jaunty is habitual in Mauritius, where it is quite a common surname, France, where it is quite a rare surname, and Algeria. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Brazil, France, and Algeria. Likewise, Jaunty is the forename as well as the last name.