EnglandThe surname Gunthorpe was first found in Northumberland where Yvo de Gunethorp was listed in the Curia Regis Rolls for 1207.
Gunthorpe can be found in Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire. The Domesday Book had two entries for these place names: in Norfolk, the parish was known as Gunestorp; and in Nottinghamshire the hamlet was known as Gulnetorp. [1]
Early London records show Bartholomew de Gunthorp and Robert de Gunthorp, 20 Edward I (during the twentieth year of King Edward I's reign.) [2]
Literally the place names meant "outlying farmstead of a man called Gunni." [3]
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gunthorpe research. Another 56 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1310, 1623, 1698, 1498, 1460, 1466, 1468 and 1477 are included under the topic Early Gunthorpe History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Gunthorpe, Gunthorp, Gunthrop, Gunthrup, Guntrip and others.
Notable amongst the family name during their early history was John Gunthorpe or Gundorp (died 1498), an English administrator, Keeper of the Privy Seal and Dean of Wells. He is "said to have been educated at Balliol College, and afterwards to have accompanied John Free to Italy, where he studied at Ferrara under Guarino of Verona (d. 1460), and became one of his most learned pupils. On returning to England Gunthorpe was...
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