Find out how popular the last name Wynne is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Wynne.

Wynne, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Wynne surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Wynne in America

Wynne is the 3686th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Wynne surname appeared 9,637 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 people would have the surname Wynne.

We can also compare 2010 data for Wynne to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Wynne

The surname Wynne is of English origin, derived from the Old English word "wyn" meaning joy, pleasure or delight. It is believed to have originated as a nickname for a cheerful or joyful person.

The name Wynne can be traced back to the 12th century in records from Cheshire, England. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire in 1191, where it is spelled "Wyne".

In the Domesday Book of 1086, a survey of landowners commissioned by William the Conqueror, there is a reference to a person named "Winemon" in Shropshire, which is believed to be an early variation of the Wynne surname.

The Wynne family was prominent in Wales, particularly in Denbighshire and Flintshire, where they held lands and estates from the 13th century onwards. Notable members of the Wynne family include Sir John Wynn (1553-1627), a Welsh antiquary and historian who wrote the "History of the Gwydir Family".

Another famous bearer of the surname was Robert Wynne (1691-1743), an English politician and Member of Parliament for Camelford. He was also a prominent landowner in Cheshire and Montgomeryshire.

In the United States, one of the earliest recorded instances of the Wynne surname is William Wynne, who arrived in Virginia in 1635. He later became a prominent landowner and member of the House of Burgesses in Virginia.

Other notable individuals with the surname Wynne include Thomas Wynne (1627-1691), a Welsh-born Quaker who founded the town of Gwynedd in Pennsylvania, and Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn (1749-1789), a Welsh politician and landowner who served as a Member of Parliament for Denbighshire.

The Wynne surname has also been associated with several place names, such as Wynn-stay in Shropshire, which was once owned by the Wynne family, and Wynnewood in Pennsylvania, named after Thomas Wynne, the founder of the nearby town of Gwynedd.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Wynne

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Wynne.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Wynne was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Wynne has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Wynne was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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