Explore the Family Name Wynes

The meaning of Wynes

1. English: variant of Wines. 2. Scottish: apparently sometimes a variant of Wyness, a habitational name from the now lost village of Wyndis in Aberdeenshire, mentioned in 1502, or, less probably, from Wyndes in the parish of Hobkirk in Roxburghshire.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Wynes has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it held the rank of 47,389 out of all surnames in the United States; however, by 2010, it had slipped to the rank of 51,941, reflecting a change of -9.61%. Similarly, the count of people bearing the Wynes surname dropped from 421 in 2000 to 400 in 2010, a decline of nearly 5%. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people also fell by 12.5% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,389	#51,941	-9.61%
Count	421	400	-4.99%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.14	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wynes

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Wynes largely remained consistent according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. From 2000 to 2010, there was a minimal decrease in the percentage of people identifying as white with this surname, slightly dropping from 70.78% to 70.5%. However, the percentage of those identifying as Black saw a small increase, going up from 24.23% to 24.75%. Those identifying as belonging to two or more races decreased slightly from 2.61% to 2.25%, while the percentage of people identifying as Hispanic dropped more significantly from 1.9% to 1.5%. No data for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native was recorded during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	70.78%	70.5%	-0.4%
Black	24.23%	24.75%	2.15%
Two or More Races	2.61%	2.25%	-13.79%
Hispanic	1.9%	1.5%	-21.05%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%