Gutwein Family History
Gutwein Name Meaning
German: from the ancient Germanic personal name Gutwin a compound of Old High German guot ‘good’ + win ‘friend’. The notion that the name means ‘good wine’ is a product of folk etymology. Jewish (from Austrian Galicia): from German Gutwein ‘good wine’ one of the surnames randomly assigned by Austrian clerks.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022