Gunns is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Gunns
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Gunns

How popular is Gunns?

Gunns is ranked 518134 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Gunns bearers increased by 8.333333 per cent in 2010 US census to 130 since 2000, the surname slipped by 167 spots and ranked at 130610. The last name was found in around 0 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 50 50.83
White 43.85 44.17
Hispanic or Latino 3.85 0
Gunns is a very rare family name, few people in United States and New Zealand have the last name. Around 452 people have been found who wears Gunns as their family name. Gunns have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
67,494 South Africa3
24,766 Scotland2
18,969 Wales1
31,207 Ireland1
91,024 Belgium1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
1,704,541 India1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
98,676 Canada27
20,041 New Zealand24
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
31,215 Australia72
Countries with hundreds of Gunns:
126,477 United States168
30,207 England151

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

James Gunns worked as workman and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 23 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on John Ravenel and arrived on April 20, 1847.

Gunns Namesakes

  • BB Gunns, Big-bust model
  • Crystal Gunns, Pornographic film actor
  • Torris Gunns, Film actor

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