Gwyn Surname
Approximately 3,463 people bear this surname
Gwyn Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Fair, White [Welsh gwyn] Now the seven men that escaped were Pryderi, Manawyddan, Gluneu Eil Taran, Taliesin, Ynawc, Grudyen the son of Muryel, and Heilyn the son of Gwynn Hen [hên = old].—‘Branwen the Daughter of Llyr’: Mabinogion, tr.
Read More About This SurnameGwyn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,836 | 1:127,806 | 13,523 |
| Wales | 191 | 1:16,202 | 1,749 |
| England | 179 | 1:311,274 | 23,420 |
| Canada | 75 | 1:491,275 | 42,011 |
| New Zealand | 70 | 1:64,690 | 9,897 |
| Australia | 68 | 1:396,996 | 32,204 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 16 | 1:276,867 | 11,455 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 130 | 1:12,065 | 731 |
| England | 115 | 1:211,960 | 16,503 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 750 | 1:66,958 | 7,267 |
Gwyn (11,029) may also be a first name.
Gwyn Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) Fair, White [Welsh gwyn] Now the seven men that escaped were Pryderi, Manawyddan, Gluneu Eil Taran, Taliesin, Ynawc, Grudyen the son of Muryel, and Heilyn the son of Gwynn Hen [hên = old].—‘Branwen the Daughter of Llyr’: Mabinogion, tr. Guest.
(Welsh) White.
(Welsh.) From Gwyn, white.
Gwynne is included in my list for Monmouthshire. Gwyn, however, is a very old and has often been a distinguished South Wales name, especially in Brecknockshire (Jones' "Brecknockshire").
Gwyn Demographics
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Gwyn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwyn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwyn occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwyn? popularity and diffusion
It is the 130,621st most frequent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,104,403 people. Gwyn occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Gwyn live; 66 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gwyn is also the 57,363rd most frequently occurring forename globally, borne by 11,029 people.
This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,836 people, or 1 in 127,806. In The United States it is most common in: North Carolina, where 28 percent reside, Georgia, where 4 percent reside and California, where 4 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 6 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.
Gwyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gwyn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gwyn last name expanded 378 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 156 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Gwyn Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Gwyn surname is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Gwyn last name are 21.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.11% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Gwyn earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.54% less than the national average, earning $39,895 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.24% more than the national average, earning $54,276 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwynn | 89 | 6,134 | / |
| Gwyne | 89 | 15 | / |
| Gwn | 86 | 11 | / |
| Gwynne | 80 | 4,233 | / |
| Gwayne | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gwin | 75 | 7,009 | / |
| Gwen | 75 | 259 | / |
| Gwwn | 75 | 7 | / |
| Gwym | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kwyn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Qgwn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gqwn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwnd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwnn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwnt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ghwn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gweynne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwinn | 67 | 6,736 | / |
| Gwain | 67 | 497 | / |
| Gwein | 67 | 123 | / |
| Gwien | 67 | 114 | / |
| Ngwin | 67 | 89 | / |
| Gween | 67 | 72 | / |
| Gwine | 67 | 46 | / |
| Gwenn | 67 | 45 | / |
| Gwean | 67 | 33 | / |
| Gwene | 67 | 26 | / |
| Gwehn | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gweun | 67 | 12 | / |
| Qwynn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gwenh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Geewn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kgwen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwynn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkgwn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwoin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nghwn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwink | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwngh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cwyna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwaen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwndh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghwin | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gwuin | 67 | 0 | / |
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