Whinery Surname

331,528th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Whinery Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the whin-wray,' i.e. the corner where the whin was stored for bedding cattle, or the corner of the field where the whin grew. Whin is still used for bedding purposes in Furness and Cumberland; compare Thackeray (i.

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Whinery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1041:328,31429,798
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2581:194,64617,040

Whinery Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the whin-wray,' i.e. the corner where the whin was stored for bedding cattle, or the corner of the field where the whin grew. Whin is still used for bedding purposes in Furness and Cumberland; compare Thackeray (i.e. the thackwray), and v. Wray.

1584. John Whinwray, of Tatham: Lancashire Wills (Richmond).

1595. John Whinrow, of Dalton-in-Furness: ibid.

1597. Margaret Whinerawe, of Dalton: ibid.

1631. Robert Whinwrey, of Dalton: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

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

(Scandinavian) Dweller at the Whin-Corner [Scandinavian liven, bent-grass + vraa (Old Norse urá), corner, nook]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Whinery Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whinery is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whinery? popularity and diffusion

The surname Whinery is the 331,528th most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 6,530,059 people. The surname Whinery occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Whinery live; 99 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Whinery is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 1,104 people, or 1 in 328,314. In The United States Whinery is most frequent in: Oklahoma, where 19 percent are found, Texas, where 13 percent are found and California, where 12 percent are found. Other than The United States it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Whinery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whinery has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Whinery surname increased 428 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whinery Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Whinery are 21.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.75% being registered with the party.

Whinery earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.23% less than the national average, earning $43,048 USD per year.

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