How common is the surname Gurung?

3,450 people in the United States had the surname Gurung in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,491 Americans. It ranked 9,427th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gurung?

Prabal Gurung, American fashion designer (born 1979).

Where is the surname Gurung most common?

Wikidata records people named Gurung in Nepal.

Is the surname Gurung getting more or less common?

More common. 386 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,450 in 2010, up 794%.

The surname Gurung

A surname, carried by 3,450 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G652

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gurung is more common than 94.2% of them.

Origin

From the Nepali surname, from the name of the Gurung people of Nepal, गुरुङ (guruṅ), an exonym itself possibly borrowed from Tibetan.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,450 people named Gurung in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 89,491 Americans. That is up 794% since 2000, when the Census counted 386.

#9,427

rank among US surnames

3,450

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+793.8%

change since 2000 (was #50,801)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,418	Albino	3,453	89,414
#9,421	Stalker	3,452	89,440
#9,426	Trieu	3,451	89,466
#9,427	Bulger	3,450	89,491
#9,431	Geter	3,449	89,517
#9,433	Bork	3,448	89,543

Who is named Gurung

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

96% of people named Gurung identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.3% as two or more races and 1.3% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 96%
Two or more races 2.3%
White (not Hispanic) 1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Gurungs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Prabal Gurung
American fashion designer (born 1979)

Questions

Where does the surname Gurung come from?: From the Nepali surname, from the name of the Gurung people of Nepal, गुरुङ (guruṅ), an exonym itself possibly borrowed from Tibetan.
How common is the surname Gurung?: 3,450 people in the United States had the surname Gurung in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,491 Americans. It ranked 9,427th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gurung?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Gurung identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.3% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Gurung?: Prabal Gurung, American fashion designer (born 1979).
Where is the surname Gurung most common?: Wikidata records people named Gurung in Nepal.
Is the surname Gurung getting more or less common?: More common. 386 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,450 in 2010, up 794%.