Find out how popular the last name Gund is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Gund.

Gund, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Gund surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gund in America

Gund is the 66754th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gund surname appeared 296 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Gund.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gund to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Gund

The surname Gund is of German origin and traces its roots back to the medieval era. It is believed to have originated as a topographic name, referring to someone who lived near a small valley or hollow. The name is derived from the Middle High German word "gunde," which means "a small valley or hollow."

In its earliest recorded form, the surname appears as "Gunde" in various medieval documents from the 13th and 14th centuries. These records were primarily found in the southern regions of Germany, particularly in the areas around Bavaria and Swabia.

One of the earliest documented instances of the surname Gund can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae, a collection of medieval charters and documents from Saxony, which mentions a certain "Cunradus de Gunde" in the year 1275.

The Gund surname is also recorded in the historic Zwettler Codex, a 14th-century manuscript from the Austrian monastery of Zwettl, where it appears as "Gundel." This form is likely a variant or diminutive of the original surname.

Over the centuries, the name has undergone various spelling variations, such as Gunde, Gundel, Günde, and Gundli, reflecting regional linguistic differences and the evolving nature of surnames during the Middle Ages.

Notable historical figures bearing the surname Gund include:

1. Hans Gund (c. 1470-1545), a German Renaissance painter and sculptor from Nuremberg.
2. Johann Gund (1566-1628), a German theologian and author from Saxony.
3. Christoph Gund (1616-1691), a German composer and organist from Nuremberg.
4. Johann Georg Gund (1695-1767), a German architect and builder from Saxony, known for his work on several churches and castles in the region.
5. Johann Friedrich Gund (1759-1821), a German politician and jurist who served as the mayor of Leipzig in the early 19th century.

The Gund surname has also been associated with various place names throughout Germany, such as Gundelfingen, a town in Bavaria, and Gundelsheim, a municipality in Baden-Württemberg. These place names likely derived from the original topographic surname and may have influenced its development and distribution across different regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gund

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Gund.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Gund was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Gund has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Gund was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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