Gunning Surname

43,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,077 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Gunning Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Scand.)Gunn's Son: v. Gunn 1, and + the Old Teutonic son suff. -ing.

Gunning occurs in Domesday Book and the Liber Vitae Dunelm.

Gunning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,7081:76,9888,815
England2,2761:24,4813,380
Australia1,5521:17,3942,440
Ireland1,0931:4,308731
Canada5401:68,2337,861
South Africa3781:143,32716,430
Scotland3151:16,9962,069
Wales2501:12,3781,372
Northern Ireland2111:8,7441,439
Netherlands1891:89,35014,763
Jamaica1801:15,9441,497
New Zealand1371:33,0535,740
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Singapore261:211,83510,313
France221:3,019,215204,848
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Panama131:300,9437,078
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Barbados111:26,1321,223
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Namibia41:602,35012,421
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland7871:5,629923
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9551:25,5243,514
Scotland1321:28,3582,493
Wales111:142,5835,610
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9041:55,5526,225

The alternate forms: Günning (2) are calculated separately.

Gunning (17) may also be a first name.

Gunning Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Scand.)Gunn's Son: v. Gunn 1, and + the Old Teutonic son suff. -ing.

Gunning occurs in Domesday Book and the Liber Vitae Dunelm.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Conaing A Dalcassian sept originally of Castleconnell, now numerous in Offaly. Gunning is also an English name fairly numerous in Ulster. MIF 131; Map Lim

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Conaing A Dalcassian sept originally of Castleconnell, now numerous in Offaly. Gunning is also an English name fairly numerous in Ulster. MIF 131; Map Lim

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Norwegian, English) Descendant of Gunning or Gunnic (war or strife); the son of Gunn.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

An Old Norse personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Belonging to Gunn, the son of Gunn.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

William Ginon, Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Rufus de Genun, England t. John (Hardy, Rot. de Libert. 100); Geoffry Gannon c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum). Hence the baronets of the name.

The Norman People (1874)

Gunning Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gunning is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Günning. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunning? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 43,102nd most widespread family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 603,424 people. The surname Gunning occurs mostly in The Americas, where 39 percent of Gunning reside; 37 percent reside in North America and 37 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Gunning is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 17 people.

Gunning is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 4,708 people, or 1 in 76,988. In The United States Gunning is most numerous in: California, where 12 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and Maryland, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States Gunning occurs in 54 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.

Gunning Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gunning has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gunning last name grew 521 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 238 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 139 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 239 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 2,273 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gunning Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Gunning surname is chiefly Catholic (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States Gunning are 10.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.37% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gunning earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 54.37% more than the national average, earning 534,231 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 58.92% more than the national average, earning R 377,664 per year; in United States they earn 15.75% more than the national average, earning $49,944 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.8% more than the national average, earning $50,575 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Günning952/
Gunnings93104/
Gaunning931/
Gunnin92458/
Guning92131/
Unning9251/
Gunnink861,033/
Hunning86237/
Gunnion86175/
Gunneng86116/
Gonning8625/
Gunnäng8618/
Guniong8618/
Gunging864/
Gauning861/
Gunnimg861/
Eunning861/
Aunning861/
Gouning860/
Gunings860/
Gunnien860/
Gunin833,271/
Uning83960/
Hunnings80410/
Gueuning80119/
Huinning804/
Ngouning802/
Gounieng801/
Goungnin801/
Goenning801/
Gunina772,595/
Huning77698/
Gonnin77680/
Gugnin77533/
Gounin77235/
Guneng77111/
Gining77102/
Onning7773/
Auning7756/
Gaunin7727/
Goning7722/
Unging7719/
Gumnin7711/
Unneng778/
Gunnen776/
Euning772/
Gusnin772/
Gunnim772/
Gungin771/
Gunöng771/
Ngunin771/
Gunuin771/
Ghunin771/
Gunenn770/
Oenning712,446/
Gounina71219/
Gunnyon7186/
Honning7141/
Gonieng7129/
Hünning7114/
Heuning7111/
Gaunina7110/
Hunnink7110/
Gougnin716/
Huining713/
Hunging712/
Goening712/
Ghunina711/
Huninng711/
Ngungin711/
Gunneen711/
Gunnesn711/
Gaugnin711/
Gueunin711/
Oonning711/
Gunyong711/
Humning711/
Hunings710/
Gooning710/
Hauning710/
Gonin677,085/
Oning67740/
Gunen67205/
Uneng67174/
Hunninck67159/
Hoenning6724/
Gunim6720/
Heunings677/
Huningue672/
Guninova672/
Oenninng671/
Ouningue671/
Ghousnin671/
Unink671/
Humnings671/
Oenningg671/
Unyng671/

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