Explore the Family Name Guenthner

The meaning of Guenthner

1. variant of Guenther.German (Günthner): 2. habitational name from Gunthen in West Prussia or Gunthenen in East Prussia.

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How common is the last name Guenthner in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Guenthner has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010, moving from rank 30,716 to 31,068. This indicates a negative change of about 1.15 percent. However, the number of people carrying this surname increased during the same period, with a rise from 716 in 2000 to 747 in 2010, marking a growth of 4.33 percent. Despite this increase, the proportion of people named Guenthner per 100,000 residents fell by 7.41 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,716	#31,068	-1.15%
Count	716	747	4.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.25	-7.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Guenthner

Turning to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that people with the surname Guenthner have predominantly identified as White over the years, but that percentage decreased from 95.95 in 2000 down to 92.37 in 2010. Meanwhile, Hispanic identification saw a significant increase, rising from 1.40 to 3.48, representing a change of 148.57 percent. The percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native also saw an increase from 1.40 to 1.87. A new ethnic identity category appeared in 2010, with 1.20 percent of Guenthners identifying as belonging to two or more races. The categories of Asian/Pacific Islander and Black reported no individuals identifying under the surname during both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.95%	92.37%	-3.73%
Hispanic	1.4%	3.48%	148.57%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.4%	1.87%	33.57%
Two or More Races	0%	1.2%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%