Gurner Surname

534,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 603 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Gurner Surname Definition:

From the Danish, Gerner; from the Flemish, Gernet; a personal name.

Gurner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2041:1,776,759116,838
England1421:392,38127,229
Wales1241:24,9562,614
Australia1141:236,80422,158
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:333,90921,641
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1281:392,33329,245

The alternate forms: Gürner (1) are calculated separately.

Gurner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Danish, Gerner; from the Flemish, Gernet; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Gurner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gurner (Hindi: गुरनेर) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Gürner. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gurner.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurner? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 534,813th most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 12,085,482 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Gurner live; 46 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Gurner is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 204 people, or 1 in 1,776,759. In The United States it is most numerous in: Mississippi, where 17 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 15 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent are found and Wales, where 21 percent are found.

Gurner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gurner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gurner last name expanded 159 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 195 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gurner Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gurner last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

Gurner earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.41% more than the national average, earning $46,778 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gürner941/
Gurnert921/
Gurgner921/
Gurnere921/
Gourner921/
Gaurner920/
Gurnner920/
Gurnier920/
Urner91957/
Gurne91358/
Gournier86135/
Gaurnier8620/
Gourgner869/
Gaurnere862/
Gurney8315,992/
Gurnee83701/
Gorner83465/
Hurner83210/
Gurnea83119/
Uhrner83105/
Girner8389/
Gurnes8360/
Gurnet8356/
Aurner8315/
Gourne834/
Eurner832/
Gurnir831/
Gurnie830/
Ourner830/
Gurnne830/
Gurnett771,333/
Goerner77855/
Gournet77254/
Gourney7731/
Ournier7712/
Gournes7710/
Gournea773/
Gornier772/
Haurner771/
Heurner771/
Guthrne771/
Gurnest771/
Gurnney771/
Gurnnge771/
Gurness771/
Aurnert771/
Hutrner771/
Gurynne770/
Gurneet770/
Gurnnie770/
Gurrney770/
Orner732,392/
Gorne73970/
Gurna73302/
Gurny73294/
Gurni7378/
Gurná7320/
Gurný7319/
Gurné737/
Gürne735/
Górne732/
Gaurenne7197/
Urnerová7132/
Gourenne711/
Gourgnet711/
Gourinne711/
Gourneaz710/
Gurnnedt710/
Horner6752,569/
Gorney672,576/
Gornea67378/
Hürner67223/
Gourna67182/
Gourni67119/
Goerne67108/
Ghurni6755/
Gornie6741/
Orneer6724/
Gurnyy6718/
Gornee6718/
Gurnay6714/
Gurnis676/
Gurzny676/
Gurrna674/
Gutrnecht674/
Gürnee674/
Gurniy673/
Gourny672/
Uhrnerová672/
Gurnés672/
Gaurni671/
Ghorne671/
Ghurna671/
Gurneyová671/
Gurnny671/
Gurnoi671/
Hórner671/
Ornier671/
Gourné671/
Gurnit671/
Gurnys671/
Gurzna671/
Oerner671/
Gurnaa670/
Ornner670/
Orhner670/

Gurner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gurner in the Hindi language
गुरनेरguranera-

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