Gunning Surname
Approximately 12,077 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,708 | 1:76,988 | 8,815 |
| England | 2,276 | 1:24,481 | 3,380 |
| Australia | 1,552 | 1:17,394 | 2,440 |
| Ireland | 1,093 | 1:4,308 | 731 |
| Canada | 540 | 1:68,233 | 7,861 |
| South Africa | 378 | 1:143,327 | 16,430 |
| Scotland | 315 | 1:16,996 | 2,069 |
| Wales | 250 | 1:12,378 | 1,372 |
| Northern Ireland | 211 | 1:8,744 | 1,439 |
| Netherlands | 189 | 1:89,350 | 14,763 |
| Jamaica | 180 | 1:15,944 | 1,497 |
| New Zealand | 137 | 1:33,053 | 5,740 |
| Argentina | 36 | 1:1,187,317 | 70,591 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| France | 22 | 1:3,019,215 | 204,848 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Panama | 13 | 1:300,943 | 7,078 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Barbados | 11 | 1:26,132 | 1,223 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | 1:194,854 | 9,403 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:14,304 | 3,169 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 787 | 1:5,629 | 923 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 955 | 1:25,524 | 3,514 |
| Scotland | 132 | 1:28,358 | 2,493 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 904 | 1:55,552 | 6,225 |
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.
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
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
(Norwegian, English) Descendant of Gunning or Gunnic (war or strife); the son of Gunn.
An Old Norse personal name.
Belonging to Gunn, the son of Gunn.
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.
Gunning Demographics
Average Gunning Salary in
United States
$49,944 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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