Explore the Family Name Gunby

The meaning of Gunby

English: habitational name from Gunby in East Yorkshire, which is named from the Old Norse female personal name Gunnhildr + Old Norse bȳ ‘farmstead, settlement’, or from Gunby Saint Nicholas or Gunby Saint Peter in Lincolnshire, named from the Old Norse male personal name Gunni + bȳ ‘farmstead, settlement’.

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How common is the last name Gunby in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Gunby showed an increase in popularity from the year 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Gunby ranked 36,232nd in terms of popularity and increased to rank 35,345th in 2010. This represents a 2.45 percent change in ranking. In terms of count, there was an increase from 584 individuals with the surname in 2000 to 637 in 2010, a growth rate of 9.08 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,232	#35,345	2.45%
Count	584	637	9.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.22	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gunby

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Gunby. In 2010, most people with this surname identified as White (68.29 percent), followed by Black (27 percent). Over the decade, there was minimal fluctuation in the proportion of these two dominant ethnicities. However, the number who identified as being of 'Two or more races' saw a significant jump from 1.03 percent in 2000 to 2.35 percent in 2010, reflecting a 128.16 percent increase. Meanwhile, the proportion identifying as Hispanic remained relatively stable at around 2.20 percent. There were no recorded instances of this surname among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	69.52%	68.29%	-1.77%
Black	27.05%	27%	-0.18%
Two or More Races	1.03%	2.35%	128.16%
Hispanic	2.23%	2.2%	-1.35%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%