How common is the surname Gurr?

1,115 people in the United States had the surname Gurr in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 276,902 Americans. It ranked 22,944th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gurr?

Ted Robert Gurr, American political scientist (1936–2017).

Where is the surname Gurr most common?

Wikidata records people named Gurr in the United States.

Is the surname Gurr getting more or less common?

More common. 1,045 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,115 in 2010, up 6.7%.

The surname Gurr

A surname, carried by 1,115 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex G600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gurr is more common than 85.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,115 people named Gurr in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 276,902 Americans. That is up 6.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,045.

#22,944

rank among US surnames

1,115

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+6.7%

change since 2000 (was #22,870)

Who is named Gurr

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

91% of people named Gurr identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as two or more races and 2.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Two or more races 3.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gurrs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ted Robert Gurr
American political scientist (1936–2017)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gurr

Gurr has the Soundex code G600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G600.

Questions

How common is the surname Gurr?: 1,115 people in the United States had the surname Gurr in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 276,902 Americans. It ranked 22,944th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gurr?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Gurr identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Gurr?: Ted Robert Gurr, American political scientist (1936–2017).
Where is the surname Gurr most common?: Wikidata records people named Gurr in the United States.
Is the surname Gurr getting more or less common?: More common. 1,045 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,115 in 2010, up 6.7%.