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Gunnell History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Citations

Gunnell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Gunnell family

The surname Gunnell was first found in Normandy where "Gunwell, Gonville or Conteville, descended from Herluin, Lord of Conteville by his first marriage, the issue of which, Ralph de Conteville is stated by Orderic Vitalis to have had grants from the Conqueror in England. Accordingly in 1083 he appears holding lands in Somerset, his barony being held in Gloucester, and being held 1086 by his son Fitz-Ralph." 1 2

Edmund Gonvile (d. 1351), founder of Gonville Hall, Cambridge, and of Rushworth College, Norfolk, is described in the commemoration service of Gonville and Caius College as a son of Sir Nicholas Gonvile. 3

Early History of the Gunnell family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gunnell research. Another 73 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1165, 1172 and 1327 are included under the topic Early Gunnell History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Gunnell Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gunnels, Gunnells, Gunnild, Gunild, Gunilt, Gunnild, Gunnilt, Gunnett, Gunnet, Gonnel and many more.

Early Notables of the Gunnell family

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Gunnell Ranking

In the United States, the name Gunnell is the 13,278^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4

Gunnell migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gunnell Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Capt Gunnell, who arrived in Virginia in 1665-1666 5
Anthony Gunnell, who landed in Virginia in 1665 5
Moses Gunnell, who landed in Maryland in 1665 5
Edward Gunnell, who landed in Maryland in 1673 5
George Gunnell, who landed in Maryland in 1673 5

Gunnell Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mrs. Gunnell, aged 60, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850 5
Robert Gunnell, aged 32, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 5
T A Gunnell, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 5
C W Gunnell, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1855 5
Francis Gunnell, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1863 5
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Gunnell migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gunnell Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Elir Gunnell, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1750
Thomas Gunnell, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1750
William Gunnell, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1750

Gunnell migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Gunnell Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Thomas Gunnell who was convicted in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Clara" on 19th March 1857, arriving in Western Australia, Australia 6

Contemporary Notables of the name Gunnell (post 1700) +

James L. Gunnell, American Democratic Party politician, Postmaster at Washington, District of Columbia, 1839-41 7
Felix Gunnell, American Republican politician, Candidate for Missouri State House of Representatives from Scotland County, 1964 7
William John Gunnell (b. 1933), retired Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom
Sally Jane Janet Gunnell (b. 1966), former Olympic champion in the 400m hurdles

Historic Events for the Gunnell family +

HMS Repulse

Mr. George Gunnell, British Able Bodied Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and died in the sinking 8

Citations +

The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 11th February 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/clara
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
HMS Repulse Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listrepulsecrew.html