# Gwyn (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/gwyn/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Welsh.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Welsh |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,297 |
| US rank (2010) | 13,278 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 134,413 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.6% (2,195 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ɡwɪn/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | Gwynn, Gwynne |

## Etymology

From Welsh gwyn.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Gwyn in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 71% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% |

## Similar surnames

Gwynn, Gwynne, Gwinn, Gwin, Gunn, Gann, Guinn, Gaona, Gainey, Ginn, Guan, Gama.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.