Unwin Surname
Approximately 9,020 people bear this surname
Unwin Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Unwin.' This surname has ramified in a most extraordinary manner. Lower records an Onwen, a manumitted slave (Cod. Dipl.). One of the many personal names with -win as suffix; compare Baldwin, Aylwin.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5,333 | 1:10,448 | 1,545 |
| Australia | 1,360 | 1:19,850 | 2,752 |
| United States | 902 | 1:401,839 | 35,135 |
| Canada | 412 | 1:89,431 | 9,845 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| New Zealand | 176 | 1:25,729 | 4,511 |
| Wales | 121 | 1:25,575 | 2,657 |
| Scotland | 95 | 1:56,356 | 4,696 |
| South Africa | 78 | 1:694,586 | 49,962 |
| France | 43 | 1:1,544,714 | 145,815 |
| Thailand | 34 | 1:2,077,598 | 243,257 |
| Isle of Man | 24 | 1:3,576 | 767 |
| Chile | 18 | 1:978,693 | 19,774 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 1:56,330 | 1,327 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,962 | 1:8,229 | 1,254 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:267,373 | 8,913 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 54 | 1:929,976 | 55,839 |
Unwin (21) may also be a first name.
Unwin Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Unwin.' This surname has ramified in a most extraordinary manner. Lower records an Onwen, a manumitted slave (Cod. Dipl.). One of the many personal names with -win as suffix; compare Baldwin, Aylwin. Goodwin.
Unwona, bishop of Dorchester: Parker, Early History of Oxford.
Philip Unwyne, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William Unwine, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
William Onwinne, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Reginald Hunwyn, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Simon Unnewyn, Lincolnshire, ibid.
1617. Baptised — Katharine, d. George Unwen: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1704. Married — Samuel Unwin and Hannah Hawkridge: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) 1 the 13th cent. Unwine, 12th cent. Unwin-us [evid. the Anglo-Saxon unwine, enemy; lit. ‘not a friend’-un-, negative prefix, and wine, friend = Old Norse úvin-r] (rarely) 2 the Anglo-Saxon Unwene (‘fæder Unwenes.— Widsið, 230) [Old English unwéne, unexpected-un-, negative prefix]
“Unfriend” or “Enemy” in Old English.
(Danish.) Invincible.
UNWYN: Apparently an old personal name, the same as Onwen, a manumitted serf, mentioned in Cod. Dipl. 971. Mr. Ferguson thinks the meaning of it to be, either Anglo-Saxon unwine, enemy, the reverse of wine, friend; or unwinn, unconquerable. H.R. Unwine. Unwyne.
From the Flemish, Unwin; a personal name.
Unwin, in the forms also of Unwine, Unwyne, and Unwyn, occurred in Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Hunts, and Lincolnshire, in the 13th century (H. R.). Besides occurring in Essex, the name is now established in Derbyshire.
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Unwin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Unwin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Unwin (Arabic: اونوين) has its highest incidence in England. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Unwin? popularity and diffusion
It is the 56,234th most frequent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 807,932 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Unwin reside; 62 percent reside in Northern Europe and 62 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 21 people.
The surname Unwin is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 5,333 people, or 1 in 10,448. In England it is primarily found in: Greater London, where 10 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 9 percent live and Derbyshire, where 5 percent live. Not including England it exists in 53 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.
Unwin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Unwin has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Unwin last name expanded 180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,670 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,344 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 679 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Unwin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Unwin surname is predominantly Catholic (45%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Unwin last name are 14.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.61% registered with the political party.
The amount Unwin earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 27.66% more than the national average, earning R 303,372 per year; in United States they earn 13.3% more than the national average, earning $48,888 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.51% more than the national average, earning $52,917 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunwin | 91 | 11 | / |
| Unwine | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gunwin | 91 | 0 | / |
| Unwn | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hounwin | 83 | 1 | / |
| Inwin | 80 | 63 | / |
| Unwen | 80 | 39 | / |
| Onwin | 80 | 34 | / |
| Unwng | 80 | 4 | / |
| Unwim | 80 | 3 | / |
| Umwin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Unwjn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Unwyn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Unwne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Unuin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hounwain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hounwoin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Unwene | 73 | 505 | / |
| Onwijn | 73 | 74 | / |
| Jinwin | 73 | 7 | / |
| Hunwen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gunuin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huenuin | 67 | 17 | / |
| Jinwuin | 67 | 11 | / |
| Unvn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onwn | 67 | 1 | / |
Unwin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Unwin in the Arabic language | ||
| اونوين | awnwyn | - |
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