Gundry Surname

185,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Gundry Surname Definition:

(Teutonic) 1 War-Ruler [Old Teutonic Gundric-Old Saxon *gunð = O.H.Ger.gund (-Old English gúð), war, battle + ríc-, ruler] 2 War-Counsel [a weak form of the Old Teutonic Gundred, Gundrad—O.Sax. rád = O.H.Ger.

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Gundry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7861:461,14439,345
England6721:82,9149,155
Australia4641:58,1807,082
New Zealand1491:30,3915,294
South Africa631:859,96456,669
Canada521:708,56956,910
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Wales181:171,91811,581
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4741:51,4256,236
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2011:249,84420,715

Gundry (11) may also be a first name.

Gundry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic) 1 War-Ruler [Old Teutonic Gundric-Old Saxon *gunð = O.H.Ger.gund (-Old English gúð), war, battle + ríc-, ruler] 2 War-Counsel [a weak form of the Old Teutonic Gundred, Gundrad—O.Sax. rád = O.H.Ger. rát ( = Old English rœd), counsel]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From gûn-dre, the town on the down or plain; or gûn-draith, the down by the seashore. There is in Mawgan in Meneage a place called Gwandray. These names may however be the same as Gundred (whence St. Gundred's Well in Roche), a German name; from gund-draut, faithful or beloved woman.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Gundry Last Name Facts

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

Gundry is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gundry? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gundry is the 185,395th most frequent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,187,903 people. Gundry is mostly found in The Americas, where 36 percent of Gundry are found; 36 percent are found in North America and 36 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Gundry is also the 3,487,849th most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 11 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 786 people, or 1 in 461,144. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 18 percent live, Michigan, where 9 percent live and Utah, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 26 countries. It is also found in England, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 20 percent live.

Gundry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gundry has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gundry last name expanded 391 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 142 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 950 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 360 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gundry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Gundry surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gundry last name are 7.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.6% being registered with the party.

The amount Gundry earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 15% more than the national average, earning R 273,288 per year; in United States they earn 8.11% more than the national average, earning $46,649 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.57% more than the national average, earning $50,958 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goundry92892/
Gaundry9246/
Gundrey9229/
Gundroy922/
Undry911/
Goundrey86106/
Goundray866/
Gundra833,233/
Gundre832,101/
Gondry83935/
Undray83115/
Gundri8384/
Undriy8315/
Aundry832/
Undrey830/
Undrych7799/
Goundra7798/
Gundred7766/
Gaundri7757/
Ghundre7736/
Goundri7718/
Gundrre778/
Gundriz778/
Gundraa775/
Gundhra775/
Aundrey773/
Eundray773/
Undryts772/
Aundray772/
Gundrai772/
Gundraj772/
Ghundra771/
Hundrey771/
Gundhre771/
Gundrgi771/
Gundroj771/
Gundrra771/
Goundre771/
Goondry771/
Gundrid771/
Goendry770/
Hundray770/
Undre732,755/
Undra73461/
Undri73373/
Ondry7367/
Undré731/
Husendry7113/
Goundrie716/
Gundraja714/
Goundris711/
Goundroj711/
Goundrea711/
Goundhre711/
Gounddra711/
Gusendri711/
Gundrich711/
Ghundred711/
Gaundreu711/
Gundread710/
Gondra672,265/
Hundre67957/
Gondre67583/
Ondrey67421/
Undraa67262/
Hundri67218/
Gondri67207/
Ondray6729/
Hundra6728/
Hondry6717/
Aundra6710/
Undrea679/
Aundre678/
Unndre677/
Ondryi675/
Gondré675/
Undhre675/
Uindra672/
Eundra671/
Unddra671/
Undhri671/
Undrio671/
Undrje671/
Ondroy671/
Ondruy671/
Undrai671/
Țundre671/
Undres670/

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