Last Name GUNTHER

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Gunter. Gonter abd Gunter appear as tenants in Domesday.
Origin English, Jewish, German, Polish, Irish, Austrian, Belgian, Hungarian

Rank 4,047 (2000 US census) 3,954 (1990 US census)
Count 8,069 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 91.45%, or 7379 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 5.02%, or 405 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.64%, or 52 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.22%, or 18 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 0.94%, or 76 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.72%, or 139 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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