Gunson Family History & Genealogy

Summary

After researching the name Gunson periodically over the past several years, one member of the Gunson family has found the  following consistent information:  First, a surname with the ending of son, sonn, sen, etc.  is from Old Norse (aka Scandinavian) origin.  Second, the word 'gun' is from the Old Norse language meaning war, battle, or weapon of war.  The word 'gun' was adopted by the English from the Norse invasions of England during the 9th-11th centuries.  Therefore, the name Gunson is by language structure and meaning an Old Norse (Scandivavian) surname.

History

According to one branch of the Gunson family, the word 'gun' is from the Old Norse word meaning war, battle, or weapon of battle.  Hence the name Gunson refers to someone who was the son of someone who was involved in Norse (Scandinavian) military via soldiering or weapon making.  They then migrated to present day England via Viking invasions or the following migrations.
Most people today with the surname Gunson live in (Yorkshire) Great Britain, the United Statesof America, Australia, New Zealand or Canada.  This would follow a known migration history of Norse migrations from Scandinavian countries to modern day England in the 9th - 11th centuries via the Viking invasions and following migrations.  Then followed English migrations to the U.S., Australia, Canada and New Zealand from the 17th century through the modern day.  Most Gunsons also have the Norse/Anglo characteristics of being Causcasians with fair skin, light to medium colored hair, and blue or light colored eyes which would further establish genetic evidence to support the Norse/English history of the name. After researching the name Gunson periodically over the past several years, one member of the Gunson family has found the  following consistent information:  First, a surname with the ending of son, sonn, sen, etc.  is from Old Norse (aka Scandinavian) origin.  Second, the word 'gun' is from the Old Norse language meaning war, battle, or weapon of war.  The word 'gun' was adopted by the English from the Norse invasions of England during the 9th-11th centuries.  Therefore, the name Gunson is by language structure and meaning an Old Norse (Scandivavian) surname.

Name Origin

Gunson is a Scandinavian name meaning the "son" of a soldier or weaponsmith.  "Gun" meaning someone involved with war, battles or weapons.

Spellings & Pronunciations

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Nationality & Ethnicity

The Gunson family, according to one branch of the family, is of Swedish, Danish, or Norwegian (Scandinavian) origin as the ending in "son" means "son of"  "gun", ("gun" meaning war, battle, or weapon). According to one branch of the Gunson family, the family is Scandinavian and English.

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Early Gunsons

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