Gundersen Family Crest & Name History

Gundersen is one more way Gunderson has been written over the centuries. At root, the name means “Son of Gunder”. Before spelling was fixed, Gunderson was also written Gundersen. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. The same family of names includes Gunderssen and Gunnarson.

The 2010 census count for Gundersen in the United States was 1,831, good for rank 15,883. It sits among the 25,000 most common last names in the country.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Gundersen, so the heraldry linked to Gunderson is a starting point, not an automatic right. For the full story, order the Gundersen surname pack.