How common is the surname Wynn?

29,417 people in the United States had the surname Wynn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,495 Americans. It ranked 1,203rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Wynn?

Ed Wynn, American actor (1886-1966), followed by Keenan Wynn.

Where is the surname Wynn most common?

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

Is the surname Wynn getting more or less common?

More common. 28,048 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 29,417 in 2010, up 4.9%.

Is Wynn also a first name?

Yes. Wynn 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 Wynn

A Welsh surname, carried by 29,417 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex W500 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wynn is more common than 99.3% of them.

Origin

Welsh origin

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

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 29,417 people named Wynn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 10,495 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 28,048.

#1,203

rank among US surnames

29,417

people in 2010

10.0

per 100,000 Americans

+4.9%

change since 2000 (was #1,142)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,194	Morin	29,593	10,433
#1,195	Sutherland	29,585	10,436
#1,196	Kaplan	29,582	10,437
#1,197	McAllister	29,544	10,450
#1,198	Byrne	29,503	10,465
#1,199	Osorio	29,482	10,472
#1,200	Cash	29,476	10,474

Who is named Wynn

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

54% of people named Wynn identified as white (not Hispanic), 39% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 54%
Black (not Hispanic) 39%
Two or more races 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wynns

14 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ed Wynn
American actor (1886-1966)
Keenan Wynn
American actor (1916–1986)
Natalie Wynn
American YouTuber (born 1988)
Steve Wynn
American businessman, born 1942
Tyla Wynn
American pornographic actress, born 1982
Jessica Keenan Wynn
American actress and singer, born 1986
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, born 1960

Notable Wynns come mostly from the United States (13) and Monaco (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wynn

Wynn has the Soundex code W500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W500.

Other Welsh surnames

All 60 Welsh surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Wynn come from?: From the Welsh surname, from the name Gwyn. Also spelled as Wynne. Doublet of Gwynne.
How common is the surname Wynn?: 29,417 people in the United States had the surname Wynn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,495 Americans. It ranked 1,203rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wynn?: In the 2010 Census, 54% of people named Wynn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 39% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Wynn?: Ed Wynn, American actor (1886-1966), followed by Keenan Wynn.
Where is the surname Wynn most common?: Wikidata records people named Wynn in the United States and Monaco.
Is the surname Wynn getting more or less common?: More common. 28,048 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 29,417 in 2010, up 4.9%.
Is Wynn also a first name?: Yes. Wynn 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.