How common is the surname Wynne?

9,637 people in the United States had the surname Wynne in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,038 Americans. It ranked 3,686th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Wynne?

Nancye Wynne Bolton, Australian tennis player, followed by Kathleen Wynne.

Where is the surname Wynne most common?

Wikidata records people named Wynne in the United States, Australia and Canada.

Is the surname Wynne getting more or less common?

More common. 9,499 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,637 in 2010, up 1.5%.

Is Wynne also a first name?

Yes. Wynne 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 Wynne

A surname, carried by 9,637 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex W500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wynne is more common than 97.7% of them.

Origin

Spelling variant of Wynn

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,637 people named Wynne in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 32,038 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,499.

#3,686

rank among US surnames

9,637

people in 2010

3.3

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #3,443)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,681	Gall	9,658	31,968
#3,682	Saleh	9,656	31,974
#3,684	Rawlings	9,652	31,988
#3,686	Wynne	9,637	32,038
#3,687	Jasper	9,632	32,054

Who is named Wynne

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

79% of people named Wynne identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wynnes

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Nancye Wynne Bolton
Australian tennis player, 1916–2001
Kathleen Wynne
25th premier of Ontario, born 1953
Marvell Wynne
American soccer player (born 1986)
Robert Wynne
American Postmaster General, journalist, diplomat (1851-1922)

Notable Wynnes come mostly from the United States (2), Australia (1) and Canada (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wynne

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

Questions

Where does the surname Wynne come from?: Spelling variant of Wynn
How common is the surname Wynne?: 9,637 people in the United States had the surname Wynne in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,038 Americans. It ranked 3,686th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wynne?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Wynne identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Wynne?: Nancye Wynne Bolton, Australian tennis player, followed by Kathleen Wynne.
Where is the surname Wynne most common?: Wikidata records people named Wynne in the United States, Australia and Canada.
Is the surname Wynne getting more or less common?: More common. 9,499 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,637 in 2010, up 1.5%.
Is Wynne also a first name?: Yes. Wynne 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.