How common is the surname Ginther?

2,849 people in the United States had the surname Ginther in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 108,370 Americans. It ranked 11,127th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ginther?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Ginther identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Ginther?

Richie Ginther, American racing driver (1930-1989), followed by Sabine Ginther.

Where is the surname Ginther most common?

Wikidata records people named Ginther in the United States and Austria.

Is the surname Ginther getting more or less common?

More common. 2,714 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,849 in 2010, up 5.0%.

The surname Ginther

A surname, carried by 2,849 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G536

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ginther is more common than 93.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,849 people named Ginther in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 108,370 Americans. That is up 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,714.

#11,127

rank among US surnames

2,849

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+5%

change since 2000 (was #10,790)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,118	Heitz	2,852	108,256
#11,122	Catanzaro	2,851	108,294
#11,127	Depina	2,849	108,370
#11,131	Arnone	2,848	108,408
#11,132	Rieck	2,847	108,446
#11,134	McWhirter	2,846	108,484
#11,135	Pernell	2,845	108,522

Who is named Ginther

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Ginther identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ginthers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richie Ginther
American racing driver (1930-1989)
Sabine Ginther
Alpine skier, born 1970

Notable Ginthers come mostly from the United States (1) and Austria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ginther

Ginther has the Soundex code G536, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G536.

Questions

How common is the surname Ginther?: 2,849 people in the United States had the surname Ginther in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 108,370 Americans. It ranked 11,127th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ginther?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Ginther identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Ginther?: Richie Ginther, American racing driver (1930-1989), followed by Sabine Ginther.
Where is the surname Ginther most common?: Wikidata records people named Ginther in the United States and Austria.
Is the surname Ginther getting more or less common?: More common. 2,714 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,849 in 2010, up 5.0%.