Gunson Surname

196,264th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Gunson Surname Definition:

Gunn’s Son: v. Gunn.

Gunson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7431:74,9918,512
Australia4221:63,9717,671
New Zealand3281:13,8062,394
United States3161:1,147,02282,337
Canada2261:163,03416,442
Wales241:128,9399,528
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5491:44,4005,527
Scotland311:120,7495,564
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

Gunson (88) may also be a first name.

Gunson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Gunn’s Son: v. Gunn.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The son of Gun. See Gunn. Sackford Gunson, Esq., was one of the commissioners for Surrey, in 1649. Brayley's Surrey, i. 68.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A. Gunnarson; from the Danish, Gunarson; a personal name.$

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Gunson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gunson is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gunson.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gunson is the 196,264th most widespread last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,411,772 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 38 percent of Gunson reside; 38 percent reside in Northern Europe and 38 percent reside in British Isles. Gunson is also the 1,017,994th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 88 people.

This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 743 people, or 1 in 74,991. In England it is most prevalent in: West Yorkshire, where 13 percent reside, Lincolnshire, where 9 percent reside and Merseyside, where 7 percent reside. Apart from England Gunson is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 20 percent reside and New Zealand, where 15 percent reside.

Gunson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gunson has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Gunson last name increased 135 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 310 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 121 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 58 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gunson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Gunson surname is primarily Anglican (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gunson last name are 9.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.34% registered with the party.

The amount Gunson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.59% more than the national average, earning $45,128 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.1% less than the national average, earning $47,646 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gunshon92107/
Gaunson9277/
Gunsong9238/
Gunsone920/
Gunnson920/
Gunsion920/
Unson912,078/
Gutenson8644/
Gunsiong865/
Ngounson861/
Ngaunson861/
Eunson83833/
Gonson83407/
Unsong83326/
Gunzon8362/
Gunsen8361/
Unsion8357/
Hunson8341/
Gumson8326/
Gunsun8326/
Aunson8315/
Gunsan834/
Gunjon834/
Ounson834/
Uinson833/
Unsuon831/
Gunsom831/
Unnson830/
Uhnson830/
Gutensohn80369/
Guttenson8027/
Gaunssoin801/
Gutenshon801/
Gunsang77133/
Hounson7734/
Haunson7724/
Gonsson7710/
Gunsahn776/
Unsiong772/
Ghonson772/
Eunsoon771/
Gunshan771/
Gonshon771/
Gaunzon771/
Gounsan771/
Gounsun771/
Gunsian771/
Ghunjon771/
Ghunsun771/
Gunsung771/
Gunjong771/
Hunsong771/
Gunshun770/
Gunchon770/
Gonsion770/
Gunsane770/
Humnson770/
Hunsohn770/
Guttensohn7567/
Unsen73365/
Unzon73284/
Unsan73233/
Unsom73151/
Onson73125/
Umson735/
Unjon732/
Unsão731/
Uncon731/
Hounsoun716/
Gounchon716/
Hutinson714/
Autinson712/
Ounsoong712/
Hounsone711/
Ausinson711/
Ngunsuun711/
Nguhnsen711/
Uytenson711/
Hutenson710/
Honson6722,256/
Gunjan674,074/
Gonsan672,464/
Umsong672,181/
Günsan67647/
Unsang67386/
Günsen67374/
Unjong67300/
Gonsen67177/
Hunsen67147/
Huchinson67114/
Gunsam67112/
Gunsunova6740/
Hugginson6737/
Unsian6733/
Hunsom6732/
Unchon6713/
Gunjun6712/
Hunsan6710/
Guncan677/
Gunsum677/
Unsane677/
Auncon674/
Unsant673/
Huttinson673/
Onshon673/
Gonsén672/
Guncen672/
Aunsan672/
Oumson672/
Eunsen671/
Huchenson671/
Humson671/
Unshan671/
Onsson671/
Oonson671/
Aunshoung671/
Aumson671/
Gunjom671/
Unseen670/
Aunsen670/
Gunzan670/
Eunxon670/
Hutenshon670/

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