Explore the Family Name Gundry

The meaning of Gundry

English (of Norman origin): from Gondri, Gundric, an Old French personal name introduced to Britain by the Normans, composed of the ancient Germanic elements gund ‘battle’ + rīc ‘power(ful)’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Gundry" saw a notable increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 43,232nd most popular surname in the United States, but that ranking improved to 38,850th by 2010—a change of over 10%. The actual count of individuals with this surname also grew during this period, from 471 in 2000 to 568 in 2010, a growth rate of over 20%. Accordingly, the proportion of people with the Gundry surname per 100,000 residents rose by approximately 11.76%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,232	#38,850	10.14%
Count	471	568	20.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.19	11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gundry

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates a slight shift in the ethnic identity associated with the Gundry surname from 2000 to 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, with this group constituting 96.60% of all Gundrys in 2000 and a very similar percentage (96.13%) in 2010. Notably, the number of Gundrys identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or as having two or more races saw a slight increase in this period. In contrast, the percentage of Gundrys identifying as Hispanic went down to zero in 2010 from 1.27% in 2000. The counts for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities remained suppressed or at zero throughout this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.6%	96.13%	-0.49%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.41%	0%
Two or More Races	1.06%	1.41%	33.02%
Hispanic	1.27%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%