Gunnery Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Gunnery Surname Definition:

For Gundry, q.v.

Gunnery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1001:557,18134,216
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Ireland481:98,1035,309
Wales71:442,07621,198
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Gunnery (12) may also be a first name.

Gunnery Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Gundry, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Gunnery Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gunnery is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunnery? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,115,011th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,429,110 people. The last name Gunnery is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Gunnery are found; 72 percent are found in Northern Europe and 72 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 12 people.

This last name is most frequent in England, where it is held by 100 people, or 1 in 557,181. In England Gunnery is most frequent in: Merseyside, where 38 percent reside, Cheshire, where 16 percent reside and Kent, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account England this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Ireland, where 22 percent reside.

Gunnery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gunnery has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Gunnery last name expanded 222 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 386 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 4,800 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gunnery Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Gunnery surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gunnery surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

Gunnery earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 72.49% more than the national average, earning $74,429 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gunery922/
Unnery921/
Gunneri8679/
Gunnary8623/
Hunnery863/
Unneryd862/
Guneray861/
Gonnery861/
Gunnaray801/
Gonnerey800/
Gunera773,045/
Guneri77124/
Gunary7741/
Gunere7712/
Ginery7712/
Uneryd7710/
Ungery775/
Unneri773/
Gonery772/
Eunery772/
Hunery771/
Gunory771/
Aunery770/
Gunnerhed7512/
Gunnarhøy751/
Honnery71180/
Gunnare71149/
Gunnari71145/
Goonery7191/
Güneray7132/
Gusneri7127/
Unneeri7112/
Gungeri717/
Hunneri716/
Gouneri714/
Gunerra714/
Gugnere712/
Gunerie712/
Gumnere712/
Guneiri711/
Guneris711/
Gunerza711/
Gunhere711/
Hunnere711/
Gunnire710/
Gunnore710/
Unera67367/
Gounetre6712/
Uneri6712/
Unnerhed6710/
Onery6710/
Unere677/
Gungiray674/
Ghungere672/
Hunehrey671/
Gunerich670/
Honnerry670/

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