Górny Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Górny Surname Definition:

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

Górny Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland671:567,29552,993
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Gorny (4,578), Górný (1) & Gorný (56) are calculated separately.

Górny 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
DNA test information

Górny Last Name Facts

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

Górny is carried by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Gorny, Górný or Gorný. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Górny? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,943,350th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. Górny is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Górny reside; 86 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 86 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Poland, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 567,295. Aside from Poland this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 9 percent live and Slovakia, where 4 percent live.

Górny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Górny has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Górny last name decreased 81 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorny934,578/
Górný931/
Górzny916/
Gorný8756/
Garny80548/
Gurny80294/
Górna8052/
Górná8014/
Górne802/
Górni801/
Gurney7315,992/
Gorney732,576/
Gornyy73709/
Garney73700/
Gorzny73160/
Garnyy7393/
Gornay7355/
Garnyś7351/
Gharny7349/
Gurnyy7318/
Gurnay7314/
Gorniy7314/
Gornyh7310/
Garnay737/
Górzna736/
Gurzny736/
Gornoy736/
Garnny733/
Gurniy733/
Gourny732/
Garnoy732/
Garniy732/
Gurnys731/
Gornys731/
Gornny731/
Gurnny731/
Gornyi731/
Gournay672,514/
Gornaya671,050/
Garnysz67202/
Garnaya67114/
Gorzney6757/
Garnysh6752/
Gurnaya6734/
Goorney6732/
Gourney6731/
Garneys6724/
Gornysh679/
Garrney676/
Gornych673/
Górnich671/
Gorgney671/
Garnytė671/
Gurnney671/
Garnouy671/
Garnney671/
Gurrney670/
Gournoy670/
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