Gutknecht surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Gutknecht surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,050 people carried this name — #24,012 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 277,800 people counted. That is down 2% from 1,068 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Gutknecht surname

By surface analysis, gut + Knecht.

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

1,070 people named Gutknecht live in Switzerland.

They live in 19 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 208
Bern 194
Fribourg 183
Vaud 120
Aargau 92
Solothurn 49
Neuchâtel 42
Basel-Landschaft 34

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 313 people named Gutknecht.

28 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 26 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 28
Haut-Rhin 183
Paris 22
Haute-Saône 17
Bas-Rhin 16
Doubs 8
Territoire de Belfort 4
Nord 3
Nièvre 3

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Poland’s population register

29 people named Gutknecht have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 39 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.

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

Where they live today

Lower Silesian 17
Łódź 5
Masovian 5
Pomeranian 2

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

Who carried it

People named Gutknecht,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Karl Anton Gutknecht
    Karl Anton Gutknecht 1859–1928 · politician
  • Max Gutknecht
    Max Gutknecht 1876–1935 · jurist
  • Rosa Gutknecht
    Rosa Gutknecht 1885–1959 · pastor
  • Jobst Gutknecht d. 1542 · printer
  • Christoph Gutknecht d. 1548 · printer
  • Karl Gutknecht 1811–1873 · businessperson

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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