# Gursky (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/gursky/  
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) | 876 |
| US rank (2010) | 27,514 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 352,449 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.7% (861 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Gurski, Gorski |

## Etymology

Respelling of Polish Górski, Gurski. Also, transliteration of East Slavic surnames of similar origin: Ukrainian Гурський (Hursʹkyj), Belarusian Гурскі (Hurski), Russian Гурский (Gurskij). Ultimately, from Proto-Slavic *gora.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Gursky 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) | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Similar surnames

Gurski, Gorsky, Gurka, Garcia, Garza, George, Gross, Grace, Gregg, Griggs, Greco, Gracia.

## 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.