How common is the surname Gunn?

23,524 people in the United States had the surname Gunn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,125 Americans. It ranked 1,525th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gunn?

James Gunn, American screenwriter and filmmaker (born 1966), followed by Anna Gunn.

Where is the surname Gunn most common?

Wikidata records people named Gunn in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and 3 other countries.

Is the surname Gunn getting more or less common?

More common. 22,120 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,524 in 2010, up 6.3%.

The surname Gunn

A Norse surname, carried by 23,524 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ɡʌn/ 1 syllable Soundex G500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gunn is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

Norse origin

From Old Norse Gunnr.

One of 126 Norse surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 23,524 people named Gunn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 13,125 Americans. That is up 6.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 22,120.

#1,525

rank among US surnames

23,524

people in 2010

8.0

per 100,000 Americans

+6.3%

change since 2000 (was #1,475)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,516	Chappell	23,634	13,064
#1,517	Amos	23,621	13,071
#1,518	Hagen	23,616	13,074
#1,519	Phipps	23,610	13,077
#1,520	Self	23,595	13,085
#1,521	Larkin	23,578	13,095
#1,522	Poe	23,563	13,103

Who is named Gunn

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

68% of people named Gunn identified as white (not Hispanic), 26% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gunns

24 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Gunn
American screenwriter and filmmaker (born 1966)
Anna Gunn
American actress, born 1968
Sean Gunn
American actor, born 1974
James Gunn
American science fiction author (1923–2020)
Moses Gunn
American actor (1929–1993)
Tim Gunn
American actor and fashion consultant, born 1953
Richard Gunn
Boxer (1871–1961)
James E. Gunn
American astronomer, born 1938
Trey Gunn
American musician, born 1960
Adam Gunn
British-American decathlete, 1872–1935
Gia Gunn
American drag queen, born 1990
Rachael Gunn
Australian academic and former breakdancer, born 1987

Notable Gunns come mostly from the United States (18), Australia (2) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gunn

Gunn has the Soundex code G500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G500.

Other Norse surnames

All 126 Norse surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Gunn come from?: From Old Norse Gunnr.
How common is the surname Gunn?: 23,524 people in the United States had the surname Gunn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,125 Americans. It ranked 1,525th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gunn?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Gunn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 26% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gunn?: James Gunn, American screenwriter and filmmaker (born 1966), followed by Anna Gunn.
Where is the surname Gunn most common?: Wikidata records people named Gunn in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and 3 other countries.
How do you pronounce Gunn?: Gunn is /ɡʌn/, one syllable.
Is the surname Gunn getting more or less common?: More common. 22,120 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,524 in 2010, up 6.3%.