How common is the surname Gunther?

7,882 people in the United States had the surname Gunther in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 39,171 Americans. It ranked 4,501st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gunther?

John Gunther, American journalist (1901-1970), followed by Anton Günther.

Where is the surname Gunther most common?

Wikidata records people named Gunther in Austria, the United States and the Austrian Empire.

How do you pronounce Gunther?

Gunther is /ˈɡʌnθɚ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Gunther getting more or less common?

Less common. 8,069 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,882 in 2010, down 2.3%.

Is Gunther also a first name?

Yes. Gunther 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 Gunther

A German surname, carried by 7,882 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɡʌnθɚ/ 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). Gunther is more common than 97.2% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Gunther. Compare variants: Gunter, Günter, Guenter, Günther, Guenther, Ginter, Ginther.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,882 people named Gunther in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 39,171 Americans. That is down 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,069.

#4,501

rank among US surnames

7,882

people in 2010

2.7

per 100,000 Americans

-2.3%

change since 2000 (was #4,047)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,496	Meister	7,885	39,156
#4,498	Garman	7,884	39,161
#4,500	Sanches	7,883	39,166
#4,501	Gunther	7,882	39,171
#4,502	Ethridge	7,878	39,191

Who is named Gunther

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

90% of people named Gunther identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gunthers

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Gunther
American journalist (1901-1970)
Anton Günther
Austrian philosopher, 1783–1863
Doris Günther
Austrian snowboarder, born 1978
Mizzi Günther
Austrian operetta singer (1879–1961)
Karl Günther
Austrian actor (1885-1951)

Notable Gunthers come mostly from Austria (3), the United States (1) and the Austrian Empire (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gunther

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

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Gunther come from?: Borrowed from German Gunther. Compare variants: Gunter, Günter, Guenter, Günther, Guenther, Ginter, Ginther.
How common is the surname Gunther?: 7,882 people in the United States had the surname Gunther in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 39,171 Americans. It ranked 4,501st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gunther?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Gunther identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gunther?: John Gunther, American journalist (1901-1970), followed by Anton Günther.
Where is the surname Gunther most common?: Wikidata records people named Gunther in Austria, the United States and the Austrian Empire.
How do you pronounce Gunther?: Gunther is /ˈɡʌnθɚ/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Gunther getting more or less common?: Less common. 8,069 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,882 in 2010, down 2.3%.
Is Gunther also a first name?: Yes. Gunther 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.