Gunstone Surname

279,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Gunstone Surname User-submission:

The Gunstone surname comes from a small hamlet Gunstone in South Staffordshire, England. There is also an Upper and Lower Gunstone in Bideford, Devon, England.

Gunstone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia6531:41,3415,305
England4781:116,56511,884
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Wales561:55,2605,065
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2911:83,7648,882
Wales131:120,6475,000
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gunstone (21) may also be a first name.

Gunstone Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Gunstone surname comes from a small hamlet Gunstone in South Staffordshire, England. There is also an Upper and Lower Gunstone in Bideford, Devon, England.

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Gunstone Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gunstone is borne by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gunstone click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunstone? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 279,172nd most frequently used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 5,261,766 people. The last name Gunstone is primarily found in Oceania, where 47 percent of Gunstone live; 47 percent live in Australasia and 47 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used given name in the world. It is borne by 21 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Australia, where it is borne by 653 people, or 1 in 41,341. In Australia it is mostly found in: Victoria, where 85 percent live, New South Wales, where 10 percent live and Queensland, where 3 percent live. Excluding Australia this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 35 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Gunstone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gunstone has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Gunstone last name rose 164 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 10,000 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 431 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 833 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gunstone Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gunstone are 18.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.22% registered with the party.

The amount Gunstone earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 11.13% less than the national average, earning R 211,188 per year; in United States they earn 28.14% less than the national average, earning $31,005 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.1% less than the national average, earning $44,663 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gunston93709/
Hunstone88202/
Gaunston880/
Hounstone820/
Gonston807/
Gunstan801/
Humstone756/
Gonstan671/
Gunnstam6328/
Gonstana632/

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