How common is the surname Wunsch?

1,598 people in the United States had the surname Wunsch in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 193,207 Americans. It ranked 17,586th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Wunsch?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Wunsch identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Wunsch?

Olivia Wunsch, Australian swimmer.

Where is the surname Wunsch most common?

Wikidata records people named Wunsch in Australia.

Is the surname Wunsch getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,615 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,598 in 2010, down 1.1%.

The surname Wunsch

A surname, carried by 1,598 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex W520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wunsch is more common than 89.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,598 people named Wunsch in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 193,207 Americans. That is down 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,615.

#17,586

rank among US surnames

1,598

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-1.1%

change since 2000 (was #16,411)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,582	Bick	1,599	193,087
#17,586	Ploof	1,598	193,207

Who is named Wunsch

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

94% of people named Wunsch identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wunschs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Olivia Wunsch
Australian swimmer, born 2006

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wunsch

Winch

Wunsch has the Soundex code W520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W520.

Questions

How common is the surname Wunsch?: 1,598 people in the United States had the surname Wunsch in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 193,207 Americans. It ranked 17,586th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wunsch?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Wunsch identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Wunsch?: Olivia Wunsch, Australian swimmer.
Where is the surname Wunsch most common?: Wikidata records people named Wunsch in Australia.
Is the surname Wunsch getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,615 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,598 in 2010, down 1.1%.