Gurnee Surname

476,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 701 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Gurnee Surname Definition:

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

Gurnee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6671:543,41745,008
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Singapore131:423,66918,211
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3031:165,73815,027

The alternate forms: Gürnee (4) are calculated separately.

Gurnee (36) may also be a first name.

Gurnee 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

Gurnee Last Name Facts

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

Gurnee occurs most in The United States. It can appear as a variant: Gürnee. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurnee? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gurnee is the 476,893rd most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 10,395,929 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Gurnee reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Gurnee is also the 1,717,090th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 36 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 667 people, or 1 in 543,417. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 21 percent reside, Kansas, where 6 percent reside and Washington, where 4 percent reside. Other than The United States Gurnee exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 2 percent reside and Singapore, where 2 percent reside.

Gurnee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gurnee has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gurnee last name expanded 220 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gurnee Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gurnee surname are 17.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.02% registered to vote for the political party.

Gurnee earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.11% more than the national average, earning $44,924 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gürnee944/
Gurneet920/
Gurne91358/
Gurney8315,992/
Gurner83603/
Gurnea83119/
Gurnoe8360/
Gurnes8360/
Gurnet8356/
Gornee8318/
Gourne834/
Gurnae832/
Girnee831/
Gurnie830/
Gurnne830/
Urne80114/
Gurnett771,333/
Gournet77254/
Gourney7731/
Gournoe7713/
Gournes7710/
Gournea773/
Girneej771/
Guthrne771/
Gurgner771/
Gurnaue771/
Gurnest771/
Gurnney771/
Gurnnge771/
Gourner771/
Gurness771/
Ghornee771/
Gurynne770/
Gaurner770/
Gurnnie770/
Gurnner770/
Gurrney770/
Gorne73970/
Urner73957/
Hurne73385/
Gurna73302/
Gurny73294/
Urnes73152/
Ornee7386/
Gurni7378/
Girne7363/
Urnez7362/
Gurná7320/
Gurný7319/
Gurné737/
Gürne735/
Urnea734/
Urney732/
Ourne732/
Urnie732/
Górne732/
Gaurenne7197/
Gourgner719/
Gourenne711/
Gourgnet711/
Gourinne711/
Gournaye711/
Gourneaz710/
Gurnnedt710/
Gorney672,576/
Urness671,155/
Hurney67839/
Gornea67378/
Hurner67210/
Gourna67182/
Huirne67125/
Gourni67119/
Huurne67115/
Goerne67108/
Uhrner67105/
Ghurni6755/
Hourne6754/
Gornie6741/
Hurnes6721/
Gurnyy6718/
Girney6717/
Aurner6715/
Gurnay6714/
Urnett678/
Urnest677/
Gurnis676/
Gurzny676/
Gurrna674/
Hurnge674/
Gutrnecht674/
Gurniy673/
Gourny672/
Eurner672/
Hornee672/
Urenne672/
Gurnés672/
Ournet671/
Hurnie671/
Gaurni671/
Girrne671/
Ghorne671/
Ghurna671/
Gurneyová671/
Gurnny671/
Gourneult671/
Aurnge671/
Urgnes671/
Urnetz671/
Eurney671/
Gurnoi671/
Gurnau671/
Hurnet671/
Gourné671/
Gurnit671/
Gurnys671/
Gurzna671/
Gürner671/
Gürneş671/
Ornhee671/
Gurnaa670/
Heurne670/
Hurned670/
Ourner670/
Haurne670/

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