# Gunn (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/gunn/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A Scottish surname from Old Norse.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Norse |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 23,524 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,525 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 13,125 people |
| Change since 2000 | +6.3% (22,120 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ɡʌn/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Old Norse Gunnr.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Gunn in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 68% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Gunn in the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, South Africa, Italy and the United Kingdom.

## People named Gunn

- James Gunn, American screenwriter and filmmaker (born 1966)
- Anna Gunn, American actress
- Sean Gunn, American actor
- James Gunn, American science fiction author (1923–2020)
- Moses Gunn, American actor (1929–1993)
- Tim Gunn, American actor and fashion consultant
- Richard Gunn, boxer (1871–1961)
- James E. Gunn, American astronomer
- Trey Gunn, American musician
- Adam Gunn, British-American decathlete
- Gia Gunn, American drag queen
- Rachael Gunn, Australian academic and former breakdancer

and 12 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Gann, Guinn, Guan, Guin, Guynn, Guion, Ginn, Gaona, Gainey, Gwinn, Gwin, Gama.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.