Gwynn Surname

79,515th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Gwynn 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.

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Gwynn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,5751:79,2269,047
England7511:74,1928,438
Australia2051:131,68614,301
Canada1441:255,87224,214
Wales1371:22,5882,401
Paraguay971:74,6061,908
South Africa791:685,79449,549
New Zealand691:65,62810,016
France131:5,109,440259,941
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland321:138,4337,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4161:58,5956,887
Wales1151:13,638813
Scotland171:220,1897,953
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5231:96,0209,791

Gwynn (2,495) may also be a first name.

Gwynn 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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This distinguished Welsh family is in Ireland since the sixteenth century. IF 294; MIF 114*, 260

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Welsh) The light-complexioned person.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(Welsh.) From Gwyn, white.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

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").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Gwynn Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gwynn Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Gwynn has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwynn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 79,515th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,188,058 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Gwynn are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 147,797th most frequent given name worldwide. It is borne by 2,495 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 4,575 people, or 1 in 79,226. In The United States Gwynn is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 14 percent are found, Maryland, where 13 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States it exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Gwynn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gwynn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gwynn surname rose 875 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 181 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 119 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 47 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gwynn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gwynn surname are 6.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.83% being registered with the party.

The amount Gwynn earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.36% more than the national average, earning R 435,744 per year; in United States they earn 0.46% less than the national average, earning $42,952 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.42% less than the national average, earning $48,479 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwynne914,233/
Gwyn893,463/
Gwnn891/
Gweynne831/
Gwinn806,736/
Gwenn8045/
Gwyne8015/
Qwynn804/
Kwynn802/
Gwn7511/
Qwynne738/
Gwinne731/
Gwuinn731/
Quwynn731/
Gwayne730/
Gwin677,009/
Gwen67259/
Gwwn677/
Gvnn675/
Gwym673/
Kwyn672/
Gwnt671/
Gwnd671/
Gqwn671/
Gbnn671/
Qgwn671/
Qwnn671/
Ghwn671/
Gwinntt670/

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