Gunnerson Surname

375,863rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 952 people bear this surname

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

Gunnerson Surname Definition:

Gunner’s Son: v. Gunner.

Gunnerson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9261:391,42434,366
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
England41:13,929,515290,718
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Gunnerson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Gunner’s Son: v. Gunner.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Gunnerson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gunnerson occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunnerson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 375,863rd most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 7,654,985 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Gunnerson live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 926 people, or 1 in 391,424. In The United States Gunnerson is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 12 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Utah, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 2 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Gunnerson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gunnerson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gunnerson surname rose 1,470 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gunnerson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gunnerson last name are 14.22% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.99% registered with the party.

Gunnerson earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.09% more than the national average, earning $46,210 USD per year.

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Footnotes

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