The Gunther surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,882 people carried this name — #4,501 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 37,500 people counted. That is down 2% from 8,069 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Gunther surname
A surname originating as a patronymic.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Günther» (German), 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 877 people named Gunther 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 Misiones.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
738 people named Gunther live in Switzerland.
They live in 21 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 476 people named Gunther.
85 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 36 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
226 people named Gunther have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 456 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 13 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
420 people named Gunther are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Gunther in American newspapers,
1913–1922.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 73,035 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Gunther,
with a public archive behind them.
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Charles Godfrey Gunther 1822–1885 · politician -
Charles F. Gunther 1837–1920 · politician -
Fritz Stüber-Gunther 1872–1922 · writer -
Franklin Mott Gunther 1885–1941 · Foreign Service officer -
Henry Gunther 1895–1918 · military personnel
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 56 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gunther.
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