# Wynn (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/wynn/  
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) | 29,417 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,203 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 10,495 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.9% (28,048 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From the Welsh surname, from the name Gwyn. Also spelled as Wynne. Doublet of Gwynne.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Wynn 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) | 54% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Wynn in the United States and Monaco.

## People named Wynn

- Ed Wynn, American actor (1886-1966)
- Keenan Wynn, American actor (1916–1986)
- Natalie Wynn, American YouTuber (born 1988)
- Steve Wynn, American businessman
- Tyla Wynn, American pornographic actress
- Jessica Keenan Wynn, American actress and singer
- Karen Wynn Fonstad, American cartographer, academic (1945–2005)
- Albert Wynn, American politician (born 1951)
- Early Wynn, American baseball player (1920-1999)
- May Wynn, American dancer, animator, cartoonist, singer and actress (1930–2021)
- Elaine Wynn, American businessperson and philanthropist (1942–2025)
- Steve Wynn, American musician

and 2 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Wynne, Winn, Wann, Wayne, Wen, Wan, Wine, Won, Win, Wein, Winnie, Winne.

## 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.