The Wunderlich surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,604 people carried this name — #9,068 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 82,000 people counted. That is up 2% from 3,536 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 146 people named Wunderlich 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 La Pampa.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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
128 people named Wunderlich live in Switzerland.
They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 112 people named Wunderlich.
15 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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
49 people named Wunderlich have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 94 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Warmian-Masurian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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
30 people named Wunderlich is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
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).
In print
Wunderlich in American newspapers,
1903–1912.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 12,534 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Wunderlich,
with a public archive behind them.
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J.E. Wunderlich 1809–1892 · photographer -
Erhardt Friedrich Wunderlich 1830–1895 · hymnwriter -
Adalbert Wunderlich 1842–1901 · politician -
Oskar Wunderlich 1846–1914 · military leader -
Hermann Wunderlich 1858–1916 · librarian
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 141 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Wunderlich.
- Wroblewski 4,570 · U.S. census
- Wrona 1,415 · U.S. census
- Wronski 777 · U.S. census
- Wu 71,721 · U.S. census
- Wucher 176 · U.S. census
- Wuest 1,713 · U.S. census
- Wunsch 1,598 · U.S. census
- Wurm 1,729 · U.S. census
- Wurster 2,154 · U.S. census
- Wurth 1,241 · U.S. census
- Wurtz 2,357 · U.S. census
- Wurtzel 411 · U.S. census
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