Explore the Family Name Gutwein

The meaning of Gutwein

1. German: from the ancient Germanic personal name Gutwin, a compound of Old High German guot ‘good’ + win ‘friend’. The notion that the name means ‘good wine’ is a product of folk etymology. 2. Jewish (from Austrian Galicia): from German Gutwein ‘good wine’, one of the surnames randomly assigned by Austrian clerks. Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz, Hans, Kurt, Manfred. Jewish Isadore, Baruch, Hersch, Hersh, Jakob, Yehuda.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Gutwein saw a minor shift between 2000 and 2010. Ranked 37,480 in terms of popularity in 2000, it rose to 37,180 by 2010, representing an increase of 0.8%. The number of individuals bearing this surname also increased during this period from 559 to 600, marking a growth rate of 7.33%. Despite this increase in count, the proportion per 100,000 people slightly decreased by 4.76% from 0.21 to 0.2.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,480	#37,180	0.8%
Count	559	600	7.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.2	-4.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gutwein

In terms of ethnicity, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the Gutwein surname is predominantly associated with White individuals. In 2000, 97.85% of Gutweins identified as White, a figure that rose slightly to 98.5% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic fell significantly from 1.61% to 0.83% over the same decade, a decrease of 48.45%. There were no recorded instances of this surname among Asian/Pacific Islanders, those of two or more races, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Natives in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.85%	98.5%	0.66%
Hispanic	1.61%	0.83%	-48.45%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%