The Guenther surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,809 people carried this name — #3,621 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 30,000 people counted. That is up 3% from 9,512 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Guenther surname

From German Guenther (= Günther).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Guenther» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 113 people named Guenther live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Santiago del Estero.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Santiago del Estero 74
La Pampa 39

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Poland’s population register

102 people named Guenther have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 133 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Pomeranian 69
Masovian 12
Greater Poland 9
Lesser Poland 5
Łódź 4
Silesian 3

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In print

Guenther in American newspapers,
1901–1908.

Newspaper page from Yorkville Enquirer carrying the name Guenther
Yorkville Enquirer 1908-11-06
Newspaper page from Akron Daily Democrat carrying the name Guenther
Akron Daily Democrat 1901-09-03
Newspaper page from Akron Daily Democrat carrying the name Guenther
Akron Daily Democrat 1901-09-10

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 33,561 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Guenther in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1990s.

1,354 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Guenther. The most, 412, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 4.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 977
South Australia 205
New South Wales 59
ACT (Canberra) 52
Western Australia 22
Queensland 18
Tasmania 18

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Guenther.

Who carried it

People named Guenther,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Francis L. Guenther
    Francis L. Guenther 1838–1918 · military officer
  • Richard W. Guenther
    Richard W. Guenther 1845–1913 · politician
  • Paul Guenther
    Paul Guenther 1860–1932 · businessperson
  • Paul Guenther
    Paul Guenther 1860–1932 · businessperson
  • Franz Adolph Günther 1820–1880 · politician
  • Franz Adolph Günther 1820–1874 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Guenther,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States3,053 records

3,053 records of the Guenther name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1,994
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 300
  • Other U.S. records 759
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Carlyle Guenther

    Born 1947; from Garfield, Minnesota. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam. Buried at Ebenezer Lutheran Cemetery, Alexandria, Minnesota.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William C. Guenther

    Born 1910 in Missouri. Enlisted 1941 at Jefferson Barracks; metal grinder from St Louis City. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1977, buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Marianne Guenther

    Arrived at Baltimore in 1863 aboard the Albert from Bremen, aged 21; farmer. From Hoesbach, Germany; bound for Cincinnati.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 3,053 records for Guenther in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada30 records

30 records of the Guenther name in Canada
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 12
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 7
  • Other Canadian records 11
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record William Andrew Guenther

    Buried in 1979 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 82.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record John Leander Guenther

    Buried in 1985 at Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Margaret Ann Guenther

    Married 1945 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 30 records for Guenther in Canada.

Counts: Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia21 records

21 records of the Guenther name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 13
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 6
  • Other Australian records 2
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Udo Erich Guenther

    Company director of Mulgrave, Victoria; died 1975.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mast Guenther

    Sailed from Victoria in 1904 aboard the Warrimoo, bound for Bluff, aged 10.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Louisa Alberdina Guenther

    Born 1860 in Hobart, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 21 records for Guenther in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands14 records

14 records of the Guenther name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 9
  • Dutch population registers 4
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Johannes Peter Guenther

    Died 1838 in 's-Gravenhage.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record J.g. Guenther

    Buried in 1806 in Lobith.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Hélène E. Guenther

    In the population register of Apeldoorn; born 1868 in Leipzig.

    Open Archives, CODA (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Guenther in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Germany13 records

13 records of the Guenther name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Richard Guenther

    From Danstedt, Halberstadt. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 31 December 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Bruno Guenther

    From Kaltken, Lyck. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 4 July 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Georg Guenther

    From Danzig. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 2 October 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 13 records for Guenther in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

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