How common is the surname Gunter?

24,513 people in the United States had the surname Gunter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,595 Americans. It ranked 1,457th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gunter?

Arthur Gunter, American blues musician (1926-1976).

Where is the surname Gunter most common?

Wikidata records people named Gunter in the United States.

Is the surname Gunter getting more or less common?

More common. 23,775 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,513 in 2010, up 3.1%.

Is Gunter also a first name?

Yes. Gunter is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Gunter

A surname, carried by 24,513 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G536 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gunter is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

From German Gunther, from Proto-West Germanic *Gunþihari, from Proto-Germanic *Gunþiharjaz.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 24,513 people named Gunter in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,595 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 23,775.

#1,457

rank among US surnames

24,513

people in 2010

8.3

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #1,368)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,448	Uribe	24,612	12,545
#1,449	Hoskins	24,581	12,560
#1,450	Bowden	24,560	12,571
#1,451	Tatum	24,558	12,572
#1,452	Schafer	24,543	12,580
#1,454	Bustamante	24,536	12,583
#1,455	Stover	24,526	12,588

Who is named Gunter

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

82% of people named Gunter identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gunters

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Arthur Gunter
American blues musician (1926-1976)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gunter

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

Questions

Where does the surname Gunter come from?: From German Gunther, from Proto-West Germanic *Gunþihari, from Proto-Germanic *Gunþiharjaz.
How common is the surname Gunter?: 24,513 people in the United States had the surname Gunter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,595 Americans. It ranked 1,457th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gunter?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Gunter identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gunter?: Arthur Gunter, American blues musician (1926-1976).
Where is the surname Gunter most common?: Wikidata records people named Gunter in the United States.
Is the surname Gunter getting more or less common?: More common. 23,775 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,513 in 2010, up 3.1%.
Is Gunter also a first name?: Yes. Gunter is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.