Winston Surname

15,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,728 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Dominica

Winston Surname Definition:

A late importation from England. There is a Winston near Darlington, county Durham.

Winston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States29,3451:12,3521,526
England1,3031:42,7615,453
Tanzania6521:81,1998,330
Australia5141:52,5216,484
Canada3791:97,21810,570
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Russia3421:421,41240,292
Dominica3011:25265
Ireland2741:17,1861,881
India1821:4,214,645112,328
Liberia1711:25,7812,517
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Dominican Republic1461:71,4583,346
Wales1451:21,3422,263
Papua New Guinea1311:62,2428,061
Nigeria1221:1,451,99055,913
Malaysia1041:283,59815,672
Singapore861:64,0432,603
Israel841:101,87711,676
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Scotland731:73,3405,569
Thailand661:1,070,278160,486
Solomon Islands461:12,6092,306
Trinidad and Tobago461:29,6523,073
Belarus381:250,02829,656
United Arab Emirates321:286,32119,784
France301:2,214,091176,965
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
United States Virgin Islands261:4,245679
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Kenya221:2,099,08636,356
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
China211:65,110,5513,537
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Guyana191:40,1173,928
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Antigua and Barbuda151:6,611774
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Moldova81:445,17130,722
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Lithuania51:606,91821,375
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Barbados31:95,8161,797
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Anguilla21:6,718471
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland881:50,3394,237
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2521:96,7289,867
Wales921:17,0481,015
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,3561:9,3761,199

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.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Winston (Wine’s or Winec’s homestead), the name of several places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

1. Parishes, &c., in cos. Durham, Glouc., Pembroke, and Suffolk. 2. Winstan, an Anglo-Saxon personal name occurring in Domesday.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Durham, Suffolk.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Winstone933,585/
Whinston9368/
Wainston937/
Winnston934/
Winstton931/
Winsston931/
Winstonn930/
Wnston924/
Weinstone887/
Whinstone880/
Wheinston880/
Vinston86234/
Wynston8630/
Uinston8630/
Wenston8627/
Winstan8617/
Binston865/
Winstom863/
Wimston862/
Winstun860/
Wheinstone823/
Winstaan80177/
Wenstone8022/
Vinstone805/
Wenstonq801/
Winchton801/
Bnston774/
Benston71410/
Vinstan7115/
Winstam7110/
Vincton712/
Wemston711/
Venston711/
Binstan710/
Venstone6724/
Wenstaan672/
Benstonn671/
Huenston670/
Wenssttom631/
Ouenstone631/
Vnstan628/
Benstan5715/
Vemston571/
Benxton570/
Venstan570/
Wennstam5350/

Winston Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Winston in the Hindi language
विंसटनvinsatana-
Winston in the Marathi language
जिंसटोjinsato40
िवन्सटोनivansatona40
हीनटोनhinatona20
Winston in the Arabic language
ونستونwnstwn-

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Winston Reference & Research

Winston DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Winston FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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