How common is the surname Wunder?

2,393 people in the United States had the surname Wunder in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 129,020 Americans. It ranked 12,865th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Wunder?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Wunder identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Wunder?

Ingolf Wunder, Austrian pianist (born 1985).

Where is the surname Wunder most common?

Wikidata records people named Wunder in Austria.

Is the surname Wunder getting more or less common?

More common. 2,322 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,393 in 2010, up 3.1%.

The surname Wunder

A surname, carried by 2,393 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W536

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wunder is more common than 92.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,393 people named Wunder in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 129,020 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,322.

#12,865

rank among US surnames

2,393

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #12,282)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,856	Cliff	2,395	128,913
#12,861	Hofmeister	2,394	128,966
#12,865	Wunder	2,393	129,020
#12,869	Buckwalter	2,392	129,074
#12,872	Luebke	2,391	129,128

Who is named Wunder

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

94% of people named Wunder identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 1.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wunders

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ingolf Wunder
Austrian pianist (born 1985)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wunder

Wunder has the Soundex code W536, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W536.

Questions

How common is the surname Wunder?: 2,393 people in the United States had the surname Wunder in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 129,020 Americans. It ranked 12,865th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wunder?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Wunder identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Wunder?: Ingolf Wunder, Austrian pianist (born 1985).
Where is the surname Wunder most common?: Wikidata records people named Wunder in Austria.
Is the surname Wunder getting more or less common?: More common. 2,322 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,393 in 2010, up 3.1%.