Gurnea Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Moldova

Gurnea Surname Definition:

(French) One who came from Gournay (Gornus’ estate), in France.

Gurnea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Moldova151:237,42521,121
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Gurnea Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) One who came from Gournay (Gornus’ estate), in France.

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

Gurnea Last Name Facts

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

Gurnea is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurnea? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gurnea is the 1,666,404th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. Gurnea occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Gurnea reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Gurnea is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 104 people, or 1 in 3,485,182. In The United States Gurnea is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 17 percent reside, California, where 14 percent reside and Nevada, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Gurnea is found in one country. It also occurs in Moldova, where 13 percent reside.

Gurnea Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gurnea has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gurnea surname expanded 193 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gurnea Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gurnea last name are 30.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for the party.

Gurnea earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.86% more than the national average, earning $47,836 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gournea923/
Gurne91358/
Gurna91302/
Urnea914/
Gourneau86424/
Gourneaz860/
Gurney8315,992/
Gurnee83701/
Gurner83603/
Gornea83378/
Gourna83182/
Gurnaz83123/
Gurnoe8360/
Gurnes8360/
Gurnet8356/
Gurnia8346/
Gurnah8337/
Gurnas8326/
Gurnay8314/
Gurnga837/
Gurnya834/
Gurrna834/
Gourne834/
Gurnat832/
Gurnae832/
Ghurna831/
Gurnad831/
Gurnau831/
Gurnaś831/
Gurzna831/
Gurnie830/
Gurnaa830/
Gurnne830/
Urna80505/
Urne80114/
Gournay772,514/
Gurnett771,333/
Gournas77299/
Gournet77254/
Gurnaud77142/
Gurnaya7734/
Gourney7731/
Gournia7722/
Gournoe7713/
Gurnacz7712/
Gournai7710/
Gournes7710/
Gorneah776/
Gurnadh775/
Guthrne771/
Gurgner771/
Gurnaue771/
Gurnest771/
Gurnias771/
Gurniha771/
Gurnney771/
Gurnnge771/
Gournat771/
Gourner771/
Gurness771/
Gurnass771/
Ghurnas771/
Gurynne770/
Gurneet770/
Gaurner770/
Gurnnie770/
Gurnner770/
Gurrney770/
Gorne73970/
Urner73957/
Urnau73952/
Aurna73907/
Ourna73739/
Gorna73483/
Hurne73385/
Gurny73294/
Hurna73161/
Urnes73152/
Girna73143/
Gurni7378/
Girne7363/
Urnez7362/
Urnaa7353/
Górna7352/
Gurná7320/
Gurný7319/
Ornea739/
Urnat737/
Gurné737/
Gürne735/
Urney732/
Ourne732/
Urnie732/
Górne732/
Urnna731/
Urnad731/
Urnas730/
Gaurenne7197/
Gournias7141/
Gourniat7110/
Gourgner719/
Gurgnaus713/
Gurrenna711/
Gurnnath711/
Gourneoh711/
Gourenne711/
Gourgnet711/
Gourinne711/
Gournaud711/
Gournaye711/
Gurnnedt710/
Gorney672,576/
Urness671,155/
Hornea671,021/
Hurney67839/
Hurner67210/
Gorneo67179/
Haurna67174/
Urnaut67173/
Girnna67148/
Huirne67125/
Gourni67119/
Huurne67115/
Goerne67108/
Uhrner67105/
Gornia6782/
Ghurni6755/
Gornay6755/
Hourne6754/
Gornie6741/
Girnau6729/
Hurnes6721/
Gurnyy6718/
Gornee6718/
Urenna6718/
Girney6717/
Gorzna6716/
Gornya6715/
Aurner6715/
Gornai6714/
Ournat6711/
Urnett678/
Șornea678/
Urnest677/
Górzna676/
Urnayi676/
Gurnis676/
Gurzny676/
Hurnge674/
Gutrnecht674/
Gürnee674/
Gornaľ674/
Gurniy673/
Orneia673/
Hourna673/
Gourny672/
Eurner672/
Girnay672/
Urenne672/
Urnayo672/
Gurnés672/
Ournet671/
Hurnie671/
Gaurni671/
Girrne671/
Ghorne671/
Gurneyová671/
Gurnny671/
Gournault671/
Gourneult671/
Aurnge671/
Urgnes671/
Urnass671/
Urnetz671/
Eurney671/
Gurnoi671/
Ghorna671/
Ghuernaia671/
Hurnet671/
Urnaiz671/
Gourné671/
Gornau671/
Girnee671/
Gurnit671/
Gurnys671/
Gürner671/
Gürneş671/
Ornnea671/
Heurne670/
Hurned670/
Ourner670/
Haurne670/

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