Gunston Surname

472,684th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 709 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Gunston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gunston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2741:203,35117,687
Australia2121:127,33813,906
South Africa1051:515,97841,519
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Wales91:343,83718,086
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Guam11:160,1214,893
France11:66,422,722504,397
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2201:110,79710,856
Wales141:112,0304,740
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Gunston (26) may also be a first name.

Gunston Last Name Facts

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

Gunston is most common in England. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunston? popularity and diffusion

Gunston is the 472,684th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 10,278,626 people. The surname Gunston is mostly found in Europe, where 41 percent of Gunston live; 40 percent live in Northern Europe and 40 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 26 people.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 274 people, or 1 in 203,351. In England Gunston is mostly concentrated in: Hampshire, where 16 percent live, East Sussex, where 12 percent live and Berkshire, where 8 percent live. Apart from England Gunston is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 30 percent live and South Africa, where 15 percent live.

Gunston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gunston has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 125 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 438 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 36 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gunston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Gunston surname is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gunston surname are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.73% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gunston earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.46% more than the national average, earning R 426,456 per year; in United States they earn 28.45% more than the national average, earning $55,423 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.64% more than the national average, earning $50,500 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gunstone931,385/
Gaunston930/
Unston921/
Hunston86293/
Uinston8630/
Gonston867/
Gunstun861/
Gunstan861/
Unnston860/
Hunstone80202/
Hunstoon800/
Humnston800/
Unstan772/
Umston770/
Hounstone750/
Heunnston750/
Humston71322/
Honston718/
Gonstan711/
Hunstom710/
Unstank710/
Gunnstam6728/
Humstone676/
Humstom572/
Honstan570/
Humstan570/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gunston
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