The Gur surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 155 people carried this name — #106,477 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
149 people named Gur live in Switzerland.
They live in 17 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 81 people named Gur.
16 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 42 people named Gur live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
34 people named Gur have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 166 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gur.
- Gumbs 1,631 · U.S. census
- Gungor 162 · U.S. census
- Gunst 352 · U.S. census
- Gunther 8,069 · U.S. census
- Guntz 122 · U.S. census
- Guo 6,058 · U.S. census
- Gurtler 390 · U.S. census
- Gurtner 338 · U.S. census
- Gusse 180 · U.S. census
- Gustave 799 · U.S. census
- Gustin 4,862 · U.S. census
- Guston 138 · U.S. census
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