Gunby Surname

243,671st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Gunby Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) belonging to Gunby (Lincs,Yorks) = Gunn’s Dwelling or Estate [Old Norse by-r)

Gunby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8231:440,41237,866
England4861:114,64611,731
Canada1881:195,98719,219
Norway481:107,13114,344
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Cayman Islands211:3,043397
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Barbados31:95,8161,797
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2051:118,90411,373
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2581:194,64617,040

Gunby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) belonging to Gunby (Lincs,Yorks) = Gunn’s Dwelling or Estate [Old Norse by-r)

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Gunby Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gunby Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Gunby occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunby? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 243,671st most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,454,490 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Gunby live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Gunby is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 823 people, or 1 in 440,412. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Georgia, where 28 percent live, Maryland, where 9 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States Gunby occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in England, where 30 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Gunby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gunby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gunby last name rose 319 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 237 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gunby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gunby are 17.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.37% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gunby earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 9.99% more than the national average, earning 380,654 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.06% more than the national average, earning $43,173 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.46% more than the national average, earning $57,362 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Gaunby913/
Gunbyh910/
Gunnby910/
Unby8913/
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Hunby800/
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Ounby800/
Günbay731,490/
Gumbay73973/
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Gunbie7363/
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Gounbi7334/
Gunbet7320/
Gumbys7317/
Gumboy7313/
Gunbai739/
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Gunwhy737/
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Gunuey735/
Usenby734/
Gunber732/
Ounbey731/
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Ngunbe731/
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Gunbio731/
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Gunway731/
Gunbis731/
Haunby730/
Usenbay67903/
Unbe6720/
Unba6718/
Unbi6713/
Ghuimby679/
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Gumbaya678/
Goumbey678/
Umby675/
Nghumby674/
Ngounbe671/
Goumbay671/
Gounbeh671/
Gumbays671/
Gounbai671/
Gumbych671/
Onby671/
Goenbay671/
Unbj671/
Gunbher671/
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