# Gwynne (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/gwynne/  
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) | 489 |
| US rank (2010) | 44,034 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 631,381 people |
| Change since 2000 | -2.2% (500 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

A spelling variant of Gwyn. Doublet of Wynn.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Gwynne 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) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Gwynne in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Gwynne

- Fred Gwynne, American actor and writer (1926–1993)
- Anne Gwynne, American actress (1918–2003)
- Haydn Gwynne, British actress (1957–2023)
- Michael C. Gwynne, American actor

## Similar surnames

Gwynn, Gwyn, Guynn, Gwinn, Gunn, Gann, Guinn, Gaona, Gainey, Ginn, Guan, Gwin.

## 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.