Gurnell Surname

811,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 344 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Gurnell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurnell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1111:501,96431,980
United States911:3,983,065216,270
South Africa621:873,83457,209
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Wales41:773,63329,106
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1121:217,63716,750
Wales21:784,20816,349
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Gurnell (32) may also be a first name.

Gurnell Last Name Facts

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

Gurnell is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurnell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 811,192nd most numerous surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 21,184,726 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 36 percent of Gurnell are found; 36 percent are found in Northern Europe and 33 percent are found in British Isles. Gurnell is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 32 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 501,964. In England it is primarily concentrated in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 32 percent reside, Cambridgeshire, where 15 percent reside and Lincolnshire, where 11 percent reside. Beside England this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside and South Africa, where 18 percent reside.

Gurnell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gurnell has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Gurnell surname decreased 1 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 268 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gurnell Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Gurnell are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gurnell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.26% more than the national average, earning R 387,960 per year; in United States they earn 9.56% less than the national average, earning $39,026 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.39% less than the national average, earning $43,526 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gournell9316/
Gurnnell930/
Gurnel92153/
Urnell920/
Gornell86256/
Hurnell8620/
Uhrnell866/
Gournel866/
Girnell864/
Eurnell861/
Ournell860/
Urnel8312/
Gourniel801/
Girnnell801/
Ghornell800/
Ornell7799/
Gornel7733/
Urnelt773/
Girnel771/
Gurnil771/
Hurnel770/
Aurnel770/
Hornell71461/
Gorniel711/
Gurnled710/
Gorrinnell710/
Ornel6795/
Oehrnell671/
Gürnil6233/
Hornel6217/
Gorenl621/
Orniel620/
Hoernel57417/
Urengli571/
Horniel571/
Horenll571/
Gornleh571/
Hornill571/
Ornil502/
Hornl501/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gurnell
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