Show ContentsGuenther History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The colorful history of Saxony provides a glimpse at the oldest origins of the Guenther family. In the medieval era, the German lands were inhabited by a variety of Barbarian tribes. The ancient dukedom of Saxony derived its name from the Germanic tribe name the Saxons who inhabited the territory after the fall of the Roman Empire.

Early Origins of the Guenther family

The surname Guenther was first found in Saxony, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Guenther family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Guenther research. Another 81 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1589, 1653, 1695, 1714, 1723 and 1818 are included under the topic Early Guenther History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Guenther Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gunther, Gunter, Guenther, Guenter, Gunte, Guenthe, Gunthe, Guente and many more.

Early Notables of the Guenther family

Prominent bearers of the family name Guenther at this time were

  • Johann Guenther (1695-1723), who was a popular German poet...
  • Heinrich Paul Wolfgang Guenther, a Nuremberg merchant and landowner, was raised to the baronetcy of the Bavarian Kingdom in 1818...

Guenther Ranking

In the United States, the name Guenther is the 3,543rd most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1


United States Guenther migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Guenther Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Elizabeth Guenther, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 2
  • Michael Guenther, who arrived in New Jersey in 1781
  • Johann Guenther, who landed in Long Island in 1781 2
  • Conrad Guenther, who arrived in New York, NY in 1782 2
  • Ditmar Guenther, who landed in New York, NY in 1782 2
Guenther Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Frederick Biedermann Guenther, who landed in New York in 1836 2
  • Heinrich Guenther, aged 56, who arrived in Missouri in 1840 2
  • Charles William Guenther, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1840 2
  • Christian H Guenther, aged 28, who landed in Missouri in 1840 2
  • Mr. Georg Adam Guenther, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Everhard"
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Canada Guenther migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Guenther Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Heinrich Wilhelm Guenther, who landed in Quebec in 1850

Contemporary Notables of the name Guenther (post 1700) +

  • Herb Guenther (1941-2021), American politician, Member of both the Arizona House of Representatives and the Arizona State Senate (1999-2003) and (1987-1993)
  • Charles Guenther (1920-2008), American poet, critic and translator
  • Egon Guenther (b. 1927), former German film director and writer
  • Ignaz Guenther (1725-1775), German sculptor and woodcarver
  • Dettlef Guenther (b. 1954), East German former luger
  • Sabine Guenther (b. 1963), retired East German sprinter
  • Johann Christian Guenther (1695-1723), German poet
  • Herbert V. Guenther (1917-2006), German Buddhist philosopher
  • Anton Guenther (1783-1863), Austrian Roman Catholic philosopher
  • Doris Guenther (b. 1978), snowboarder from Austria
  • ... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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