Windsor Forename

132,205th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 2,998 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Windsor Forename Definition:

It appears from the register of Youlgreave, co. Derby, for the year 1708, that William and Mary Castle caused their son to be baptised Windsor, making the curious combination of Windsor Castle.

Windsor Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
68%
 
8661:418,63411,734
Bolivia
100%
5081:20,8691,459
Brazil
100%
3571:600,10118,548
Philippines
99%
 
2001:530,04717,415
Jamaica-1841:15,6701,468
South Africa
100%
1781:306,36317,202
Haiti
100%
1091:98,4125,589
England
100%
1061:524,55610,965
Wales
100%
961:32,2321,409
Canada
100%
881:376,51611,009
Ecuador-321:553,9665,646
Peru
96%
 
241:1,324,64415,889
Papua New Guinea
100%
201:407,61631,576
Australia-191:718,8229,906
Zimbabwe
100%
161:963,98934,627
Colombia-161:2,986,18320,922
France-131:5,113,10320,531
Venezuela
100%
121:2,516,82441,518
China-111:124,186,88965,712
Qatar
100%
101:236,96022,379
Sri Lanka-91:2,311,0107,931
Taiwan-91:2,641,07657,947
Uruguay-91:380,8495,148
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
81:170,1779,829
Hong Kong-71:1,107,5326,332
Zambia-61:2,642,46623,928
Panama-61:651,09316,250
Kenya-61:7,717,85232,954
India
100%
51:242,975,5942,326,743
Malaysia
100%
51:6,089,988140,568
Costa Rica
100%
51:953,59010,779
Chile
100%
51:3,521,44219,163
Scotland
100%
41:1,337,59211,885
Dominican Republic-41:2,607,81819,206
Botswana
100%
41:546,11213,807
Uganda
100%
41:10,239,23065,177
Singapore
100%
31:2,095,68522,815
New Zealand-21:2,268,02212,390
Spain-21:23,264,98224,876
Paraguay
100%
21:3,618,40211,946
Guyana-21:381,63118,312
Honduras-21:4,408,73423,808
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Germany
100%
11:96,677,87695,912
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Sweden-11:9,857,90778,968
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Austria-11:8,514,20119,377
Aruba-11:103,7802,838
Argentina
100%
11:42,773,24343,333
DR Congo
100%
11:73,827,605146,761
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Iran-11:78,496,86865,150
Portugal-11:10,410,86612,786
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Guam-11:160,6463,210
Netherlands
100%
11:16,902,08343,152
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Mexico-11:124,144,427140,512
Mauritius-11:1,297,78413,721
Macau-11:608,2092,350
Northern Ireland
100%
11:1,843,1463,737
Jersey-11:99,9802,122
Ivory Coast-11:23,075,933135,227

Windsor (23,531) may also be a surname.

Windsor Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

It appears from the register of Youlgreave, co. Derby, for the year 1708, that William and Mary Castle caused their son to be baptised Windsor, making the curious combination of Windsor Castle.

Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A Teutonic name, meaning: Meaning is difficult to unravel. An old English town, seat of the celebrated royal palace, adopted as a forename for many of this day and generation.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Windsor Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Windssor933/
Windsoer932/
Windsort931/
Windsord931/
Windsorth881/
Windzor8669/
Wyndsor8615/
Wendsor867/
Uindsor865/
Wintsor863/
Windsar863/
Vindsor862/
Windsur862/
Wendsore8027/
Windzohr801/
Windshar801/
Winzor77177/
Wincor779/
Winttisor751/
Wendsoore751/
Windzoure751/
Windsaure751/
Winchor7117/
Winzorr714/
Winzoir713/
Wienzor712/
Bindsar712/
Wintzor711/
Vindzor711/
Vindsar711/
Wuinzor711/
Wendsur711/
Wendzor711/
Weendzor672/
Wandosar671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Windsor