Whinnery Surname
Approximately 697 people bear this surname
Whinnery 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.
Read More About This SurnameWhinnery Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 546 | 1:663,844 | 53,047 |
| Northern Ireland | 80 | 1:23,063 | 2,647 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:267,691 | 12,985 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 72 | 1:697,482 | 45,119 |
Whinnery 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.
Whinnery Demographics
Whinnery Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Whinnery Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whinnery Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Whinnery is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Whinnery? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 478,963rd most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 10,455,590 people. Whinnery occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Whinnery are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 546 people, or 1 in 663,844. In The United States Whinnery is primarily concentrated in: California, where 14 percent reside, Ohio, where 12 percent reside and Minnesota, where 9 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 11 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.
Whinnery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Whinnery has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Whinnery last name expanded 758 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,950 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 333 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Whinnery Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Presbyterian (64%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Whinnery last name are 15.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.39% being registered to vote for the political party.
Whinnery earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.05% more than the national average, earning $48,778 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whinery | 93 | 1,116 | / |
| Winnery | 93 | 29 | / |
| Whineray | 88 | 176 | / |
| Whinerey | 88 | 9 | / |
| Whinhery | 88 | 1 | / |
| Whinniry | 88 | 1 | / |
| Winnerry | 88 | 1 | / |
| Whinnory | 88 | 0 | / |
| Winnerey | 88 | 0 | / |
| Whisnery | 88 | 0 | / |
| Whennery | 88 | 0 | / |
| Winery | 86 | 35 | / |
| Whinnereh | 82 | 0 | / |
| Winneri | 80 | 15 | / |
| Wineryd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whinary | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weinery | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wineery | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wineray | 80 | 0 | / |
| Winera | 71 | 4 | / |
| Winere | 71 | 4 | / |
| Binery | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wenery | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vinery | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wynery | 71 | 0 | / |
| Winory | 71 | 0 | / |
| Whitnnire | 71 | 0 | / |
| Winary | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vignery | 67 | 233 | / |
| Wineera | 67 | 195 | / |
| Whenary | 67 | 25 | / |
| Winerip | 67 | 17 | / |
| Behnery | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wieneri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waineri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wingeri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weneryd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Witnere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weinere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wineres | 67 | 0 | / |
| Winorey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wesnery | 67 | 0 | / |
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