How common is the surname Gwynn?

3,268 people in the United States had the surname Gwynn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 94,475 Americans. It ranked 9,894th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gwynn?

Tony Gwynn, American Hall of Fame baseball right fielder; 1960-2014.

Where is the surname Gwynn most common?

Wikidata records people named Gwynn in the United States.

Is the surname Gwynn getting more or less common?

More common. 3,212 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,268 in 2010, up 1.7%.

Is Gwynn also a first name?

Yes. Gwynn 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 Gwynn

A Welsh surname, carried by 3,268 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex G500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gwynn is more common than 93.9% of them.

Origin

Welsh origin

A spelling variant of Gwyn.

One of 60 Welsh surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,268 people named Gwynn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 94,475 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,212.

#9,894

rank among US surnames

3,268

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+1.7%

change since 2000 (was #9,317)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,890	Reeser	3,270	94,418
#9,894	Gwynn	3,268	94,475
#9,895	Schiavone	3,267	94,504
#9,899	Chacko	3,266	94,533
#9,901	Janik	3,265	94,562
#9,902	Stickler	3,264	94,591

Who is named Gwynn

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

61% of people named Gwynn identified as white (not Hispanic), 33% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 61%
Black (not Hispanic) 33%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gwynns

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tony Gwynn
American Hall of Fame baseball right fielder; 1960-2014

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gwynn

Gwynn has the Soundex code G500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G500.

Other Welsh surnames

All 60 Welsh surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Gwynn come from?: A spelling variant of Gwyn.
How common is the surname Gwynn?: 3,268 people in the United States had the surname Gwynn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 94,475 Americans. It ranked 9,894th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gwynn?: In the 2010 Census, 61% of people named Gwynn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 33% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gwynn?: Tony Gwynn, American Hall of Fame baseball right fielder; 1960-2014.
Where is the surname Gwynn most common?: Wikidata records people named Gwynn in the United States.
Is the surname Gwynn getting more or less common?: More common. 3,212 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,268 in 2010, up 1.7%.
Is Gwynn also a first name?: Yes. Gwynn 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.