GUNN FAMILY ARMS

GUNN CLAN CREST

The Scottish surname Gunn, also found in Ireland, is derived from the Old Norse personal name Gunnr a short form of any of various compound names with the first element gunnmeaning “battle.” The Gunn clan is associated with northeastern Scotland, including Caithness and Sutherland as well as the Orkney Islands.The clan's origins stretch over the sea to Norway, and the Clan Gunn themselves claim descent from the legendary viking Sweyn Asleifsson, the progenitor of the clan, and through his grandson Gunni, considered to be the "namefather" of Clan Gunn. A notable bearer of the name was the 19th Century Australian botanist and politician Ronald Campbell Gunn who was of Scottish descent and born in South Africa.

GUNN FAMILY CREST PENDANT