Vintner Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Barbados

Vintner Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the vintner,' a taverner, a wine-seller. The second 'n' is intrusive; v. Vinter, which is the older and more correct form. 'Vyntenere, vinarius': Promptorium Parvulorum.

Thomas Vyntener, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Vintner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England941:592,74535,632
Barbados101:28,7451,389
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
France21:33,211,361423,184
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234

Vintner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the vintner,' a taverner, a wine-seller. The second 'n' is intrusive; v. Vinter, which is the older and more correct form. 'Vyntenere, vinarius': Promptorium Parvulorum.

Thomas Vyntener, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1560. Married — Thomas Sherson and Ellen Vintener: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1605. John Vintener: Register of the University of Oxford.

1631. John Gerard and Mary Vintner: Marriage Lic. (London).

I find no instances in the modern directories, but probably the surname still exists.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Vintner Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Vintner Come From? nationality or country of origin

Vintner occurs most in England. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vintner? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,453,389th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Vintner are found; 64 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 592,745. In England it is mostly found in: Bedfordshire, where 33 percent live, Northamptonshire, where 12 percent live and Lancashire, where 10 percent live. Besides England this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Barbados, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Vintner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vintner has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Vintner surname increased 588 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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