# Gurney (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,547 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,336 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 67,901 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.5% (4,311 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

English surname of Norman origin, from Gournay-en-Bray in Seine-Maritime, France. Sometimes also from Great Gornhay in Tiverton, Devon, for which see Garnsey.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Gurney 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) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Gurney in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Gurney

- Dan Gurney, American racing driver, constructor and team owner
- Ivor Gurney, British composer and poet
- James Gurney, American writer and artist
- Chan Gurney, American politician (1896–1985)
- A. R. Gurney, American playwright and novelist (1930–2017)
- Edward Gurney, American politician (1914–1996)
- Alex Gurney, American racecar driver

## Similar surnames

Guerin, Gorney, Graney, Gruen, Gurnee, Green, Graham, Greene, Grimm, Giron, Gorham, Grim.

## 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.