Winston Surname
Approximately 35,728 people bear this surname
Winston Surname Definition:
A late importation from England. There is a Winston near Darlington, county Durham.
Winston Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29,345 | 1:12,352 | 1,526 |
| England | 1,303 | 1:42,761 | 5,453 |
| Tanzania | 652 | 1:81,199 | 8,330 |
| Australia | 514 | 1:52,521 | 6,484 |
| Canada | 379 | 1:97,218 | 10,570 |
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| Russia | 342 | 1:421,412 | 40,292 |
| Dominica | 301 | 1:252 | 65 |
| Ireland | 274 | 1:17,186 | 1,881 |
| India | 182 | 1:4,214,645 | 112,328 |
| Liberia | 171 | 1:25,781 | 2,517 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Dominican Republic | 146 | 1:71,458 | 3,346 |
| Wales | 145 | 1:21,342 | 2,263 |
| Papua New Guinea | 131 | 1:62,242 | 8,061 |
| Nigeria | 122 | 1:1,451,990 | 55,913 |
| Malaysia | 104 | 1:283,598 | 15,672 |
| Singapore | 86 | 1:64,043 | 2,603 |
| Israel | 84 | 1:101,877 | 11,676 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Scotland | 73 | 1:73,340 | 5,569 |
| Thailand | 66 | 1:1,070,278 | 160,486 |
| Solomon Islands | 46 | 1:12,609 | 2,306 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 46 | 1:29,652 | 3,073 |
| Belarus | 38 | 1:250,028 | 29,656 |
| United Arab Emirates | 32 | 1:286,321 | 19,784 |
| France | 30 | 1:2,214,091 | 176,965 |
| Germany | 26 | 1:3,096,364 | 143,912 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 26 | 1:4,245 | 679 |
| Estonia | 23 | 1:57,470 | 10,794 |
| Kenya | 22 | 1:2,099,086 | 36,356 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| China | 21 | 1:65,110,551 | 3,537 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| Guyana | 19 | 1:40,117 | 3,928 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 15 | 1:6,611 | 774 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Jamaica | 12 | 1:239,162 | 6,359 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 1:1,473,541 | 75,349 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Moldova | 8 | 1:445,171 | 30,722 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Lithuania | 5 | 1:606,918 | 21,375 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Barbados | 3 | 1:95,816 | 1,797 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Transnistria | 3 | 1:158,233 | 13,093 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Anguilla | 2 | 1:6,718 | 471 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 88 | 1:50,339 | 4,237 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 252 | 1:96,728 | 9,867 |
| Wales | 92 | 1:17,048 | 1,015 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,356 | 1:9,376 | 1,199 |
Winston (145,370) may also be a first name.
Winston Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A late importation from England. There is a Winston near Darlington, county Durham.
(English) 1 belonging to Winston = Wine’s Farm or Estate [the genit., wines, of Old English wine, friend + tún, farm, &c.] The Durh. place was Wineston in the 14th cent., Wyneston in the 13th. The Suff. parish was Wynston in the 14th cent., Wyneston in the 13th.
2 conf. with Winstone.
(English) One who came from Winston (Wine’s or Winec’s homestead), the name of several places in England.
1. Parishes, &c., in cos. Durham, Glouc., Pembroke, and Suffolk. 2. Winstan, an Anglo-Saxon personal name occurring in Domesday.
A location name in Durham, Suffolk.
Winston Demographics
Average Winston Salary in
United States
$40,578 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Winston Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Winston Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Winston (Arabic: ونستون, Hindi: विंसटन, Marathi: जिंसटो) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Winston click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Winston? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 15,597th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 203,973 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Winston are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 7,201st most widely held first name internationally It is held by 145,370 people.
The surname Winston is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 29,345 people, or 1 in 12,352. In The United States Winston is mostly found in: California, where 9 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and Virginia, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 122 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent reside and Tanzania, where 2 percent reside.
Winston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Winston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Winston surname increased 548 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 517 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 311 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it increased 158 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 3,650 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Winston Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Winston last name is primarily Catholic (97%) in Ireland, Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (57%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Winston surname are 3.71% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.94% registered with the party.
The amount Winston earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 19.56% more than the national average, earning R 284,124 per year; in Colombia they earn 136.01% more than the national average, earning $53,579,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.96% less than the national average, earning $40,578 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.45% more than the national average, earning $66,303 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winstone | 93 | 3,585 | / |
| Whinston | 93 | 68 | / |
| Wainston | 93 | 7 | / |
| Winnston | 93 | 4 | / |
| Winstton | 93 | 1 | / |
| Winsston | 93 | 1 | / |
| Winstonn | 93 | 0 | / |
| Wnston | 92 | 4 | / |
| Weinstone | 88 | 7 | / |
| Whinstone | 88 | 0 | / |
| Wheinston | 88 | 0 | / |
| Vinston | 86 | 234 | / |
| Wynston | 86 | 30 | / |
| Uinston | 86 | 30 | / |
| Wenston | 86 | 27 | / |
| Winstan | 86 | 17 | / |
| Binston | 86 | 5 | / |
| Winstom | 86 | 3 | / |
| Wimston | 86 | 2 | / |
| Winstun | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wheinstone | 82 | 3 | / |
| Winstaan | 80 | 177 | / |
| Wenstone | 80 | 22 | / |
| Vinstone | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wenstonq | 80 | 1 | / |
| Winchton | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bnston | 77 | 4 | / |
| Benston | 71 | 410 | / |
| Vinstan | 71 | 15 | / |
| Winstam | 71 | 10 | / |
| Vincton | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wemston | 71 | 1 | / |
| Venston | 71 | 1 | / |
| Binstan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Venstone | 67 | 24 | / |
| Wenstaan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Benstonn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huenston | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wenssttom | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ouenstone | 63 | 1 | / |
| Vnstan | 62 | 8 | / |
| Benstan | 57 | 15 | / |
| Vemston | 57 | 1 | / |
| Benxton | 57 | 0 | / |
| Venstan | 57 | 0 | / |
| Wennstam | 53 | 50 | / |
Winston Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Winston in the Hindi language | ||
| विंसटन | vinsatana | - |
| Winston in the Marathi language | ||
| जिंसटो | jinsato | 40 |
| िवन्सटोन | ivansatona | 40 |
| हीनटोन | hinatona | 20 |
| Winston in the Arabic language | ||
| ونستون | wnstwn | - |
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Winston Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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