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

Gunby is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 243,671st most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,454,490 people. Gunby occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Gunby reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Gunby is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 823 people, or 1 in 440,412. In The United States Gunby is most common in: Georgia, where 28 percent reside, Maryland, where 9 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States it exists in 18 countries. It is also found in England, where 30 percent reside and Canada, where 11 percent reside.

Gunby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gunby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gunby surname 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 those bearing the Gunby surname are 17.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.37% registered with 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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Gunbey917/
Guhnby916/
Gaunby913/
Gunbyh910/
Gunnby910/
Unby8913/
Gunbaya833/
Gunba80294/
Gumby80208/
Gunbi8032/
Unbey8011/
Unbay801/
Gunbe801/
Unboy801/
Hunby800/
Gonby800/
Ounby800/
Günbay731,490/
Gumbay73973/
Günbey73936/
Gunbie7363/
Gonbay7347/
Gounbi7334/
Gunbet7320/
Gumbys7317/
Gumboy7313/
Gunbai739/
Gounba739/
Gunwhy737/
Gounbe737/
Gunuey735/
Usenby734/
Gunber732/
Ounbey731/
Gunboa731/
Ngunbe731/
Gunbhi731/
Gunbio731/
Gumbey731/
Gunway731/
Gunbis731/
Haunby730/
Usenbay67903/
Unbe6720/
Unba6718/
Unbi6713/
Ghuimby679/
Gounbie679/
Gumbaya678/
Goumbey678/
Umby675/
Nghumby674/
Ngounbe671/
Goumbay671/
Gounbeh671/
Gumbays671/
Gounbai671/
Gumbych671/
Onby671/
Goenbay671/
Unbj671/
Gunbher671/
Gumbytė671/

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