How common is the surname Gunderson?

13,742 people in the United States had the surname Gunderson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,467 Americans. It ranked 2,624th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gunderson?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Gunderson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Gunderson?

Ryan Gunderson, American ice hockey player, followed by Carl Gunderson.

Where is the surname Gunderson most common?

Wikidata records people named Gunderson in the United States.

Is the surname Gunderson getting more or less common?

More common. 13,583 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,742 in 2010, up 1.2%.

The surname Gunderson

A surname, carried by 13,742 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex G536

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gunderson is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 13,742 people named Gunderson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 22,467 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,583.

#2,624

rank among US surnames

13,742

people in 2010

4.7

per 100,000 Americans

+1.2%

change since 2000 (was #2,442)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,615	Weller	13,774	22,415
#2,616	Upton	13,769	22,423
#2,617	Andrew	13,764	22,431
#2,618	Estrella	13,758	22,441
#2,619	Tharp	13,757	22,443
#2,620	Parrott	13,753	22,449
#2,621	Christy	13,750	22,454

Who is named Gunderson

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Gunderson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gundersons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ryan Gunderson
American ice hockey player, born 1985
Carl Gunderson
American politician (1864-1933)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gunderson

Gunderson has the Soundex code G536, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G536.

Questions

How common is the surname Gunderson?: 13,742 people in the United States had the surname Gunderson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,467 Americans. It ranked 2,624th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gunderson?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Gunderson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Gunderson?: Ryan Gunderson, American ice hockey player, followed by Carl Gunderson.
Where is the surname Gunderson most common?: Wikidata records people named Gunderson in the United States.
Is the surname Gunderson getting more or less common?: More common. 13,583 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,742 in 2010, up 1.2%.