Explore the Family Name Guynn

The meaning of Guynn

Welsh: altered form of Gwynn.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Guynn" has seen a slight decrease over the course of a decade. In 2000, Guynn was ranked as the 14,898th most popular surname, but by 2010 the ranking had slipped to 15,727, a change of -5.56%. Despite the drop in rank, the actual number of individuals with the Guynn surname increased from 1,822 in 2000 to 1,854 in 2010, marking a growth of 1.76%. However, when considering proportion per 100k individuals, there was a decrease from 0.68 in 2000 to 0.63 in 2010, a change of -7.35%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,898	#15,727	-5.56%
Count	1,822	1,854	1.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.68	0.63	-7.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Guynn

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Guynn has also seen some changes according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. By 2010, Asians/Pacific Islanders and American Indian and Alaskan Natives started to carry the surname, both starting from 0 in 2000, to 0.43 and 0.70 respectively. During this period, there was a notable increase in Guynn individuals identifying with two or more races, rising from 0.82 in 2000 to 1.40 in 2010, a substantial increase of 70.73%. The surname is predominantly carried by Whites, although their representation dropped slightly from 88.69% in 2000 to 86.79% in 2010. The percentage of Blacks with the surname Guynn saw a small increase from 8.95% in 2000 to 9.76% in 2010. Conversely, the percentage of Hispanics decreased from 1.10% in 2000 to 0.92% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.69%	86.79%	-2.14%
Black	8.95%	9.76%	9.05%
Two or More Races	0.82%	1.4%	70.73%
Hispanic	1.1%	0.92%	-16.36%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.7%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.43%	0%