Wynne Surname

18,672nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Wynne Surname Definition:

= Winn(e, q.v.

Wynne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,3891:25,1903,172
England5,8431:9,5361,407
Australia2,1791:12,3891,807
Ireland2,1621:2,178408
Wales1,3141:2,355259
South Africa1,1061:48,9856,224
Canada1,0171:36,2304,614
Scotland4511:11,8711,596
New Zealand2771:16,3482,848
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines791:1,426306
Thailand581:1,217,902177,118
Northern Ireland561:32,9473,302
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
France531:1,253,259128,888
Argentina481:890,48857,418
Zimbabwe411:376,54234,729
Trinidad and Tobago411:33,2683,344
United Arab Emirates401:229,05715,464
Spain311:1,508,13046,256
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Guernsey221:2,929767
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Panama151:260,8176,584
China121:113,943,4645,994
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
India51:153,413,076951,030
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Grenada41:27,1341,180
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,5171:2,920555
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6101:15,1402,246
Wales1,1581:1,35496
Scotland1131:33,1262,735
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3691:36,6834,348

Wynne (4,323) may also be a first name.

Wynne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Winn(e, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This is akin to the Welsh Gwynn, q.v.; it is also a synonym of several Irish names which contain the sound gee (gaoithe: of wind) e.g. MacGee, Geehan, Mulgeehy. MIF 114

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

“White” or “Fair” in Welsh. (Gwynn). Used as nickname.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Scottish, Welsh) Dweller on a wynd, a narrow street in a town; descendant of Gwynn (fair).

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

Welsh. The same as Gwynne-white, fair. All Welsh words commencing with G drop the initial in certain cases; thus gwyn, when employed as an epithet to a proper name, becomes wyn, as Hymel Wyn-Howel the Fair.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Welsh), White, Fair. (variant: Bain, le Cann, and le Gwen.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

From the Welsh personal name, Gwynn.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Wynne is the North Wales and Shropshire form of the South Wales and Monmouthshire name of Gwyn or Gwynne.

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

Wynne Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wynne is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wynne? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wynne is the 18,672nd most widespread surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 246,826 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Wynne are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wynne is also the 105,164th most frequently used given name worldwide, held by 4,323 people.

Wynne is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 14,389 people, or 1 in 25,190. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 11 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 70 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Wynne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wynne has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,051 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 363 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 143 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it increased 113 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 399 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wynne Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wynne surname is chiefly Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wynne surname are 6.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.01% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wynne earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 16.83% more than the national average, earning R 277,644 per year; in United States they earn 4.79% more than the national average, earning $45,217 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.5% more than the national average, earning $49,929 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waynne9119/
Whynne916/
Wynnie915/
Wynnne911/
Wynney910/
Wynn8966,683/
Wyne894,039/
Wnne891/
Wysnner831/
Wayne8027,121/
Winne802,375/
Weyne80492/
Whyne80389/
Wenne80185/
Whynn80119/
Vynne80105/
Wynee8025/
Hwynn8016/
Wönne805/
Bynne803/
Waynn803/
Wynea803/
Wynna802/
Wynei802/
Wynny802/
Wynnc801/
Wynng801/
Wynnk801/
Woyne801/
Weynn800/
Wyn75774/
Wnn7510/
Wne758/
Winnie735,383/
Winney731,836/
Wennie731,745/
Whayne73219/
Wijnne73128/
Winneh7376/
Wenneh7363/
Waynee7351/
Woyneh7329/
Winnje7328/
Wuenne7320/
Wingne7316/
Vynner7314/
Wainne738/
Woenne737/
Whinne737/
Wönner737/
Wenney736/
Vyonne736/
Winnee735/
Wionne734/
Wångne734/
Wennee733/
Wayneh733/
Wahyne732/
Wengne732/
Winnei732/
Hwayne731/
Wnness731/
Wynndt731/
Whnner731/
Whnnie731/
Wayney731/
Whenne731/
Wennea731/
Wenneß731/
D'Wynn731/
Waynei731/
Waynny731/
Weinne730/
Winneu730/
Winn6756,022/
Wine6710,917/
Wenn672,782/
Weyn671,198/
Wene671,168/
Whinney67453/
Wayn67204/
Wennesz6770/
Vnne6754/
Wünn6750/
Whenneh6746/
Wänn6744/
Wenneis6726/
Hwyn6715/
Wäne6714/
Bnne678/
Winnhed677/
Whne675/
Wyni675/
Whyn674/
Wuinnie674/
Wnge673/
Wnes673/
Wner672/
Wgne672/
Wwnn672/
Hwnn672/
Bynn671/
Vynn671/
Wneh671/
Wyhn671/
Wingnei671/
Wingnet671/
Wingnes671/
Waennie671/
Wnie671/
Wouenne671/
Vwne671/
Wjne671/
Wned671/
Wnep671/
Wnez671/
Wnnh671/
Wnnn671/
Wync671/
Wuyn671/
Wymn670/

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