Whinnery Surname

478,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 697 people bear this surname

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

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.

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Whinnery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5461:663,84453,047
Northern Ireland801:23,0632,647
England391:1,428,66862,556
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225
England21:12,187,685173,419
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

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.

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

Whinnery Last Name Facts

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

Whinnery has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Whinnery click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whinnery? popularity and diffusion

It is the 478,963rd most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 10,455,590 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Whinnery live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 546 people, or 1 in 663,844. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 14 percent are found, Ohio, where 12 percent are found and Minnesota, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 11 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Whinnery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whinnery has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Whinnery surname increased 758 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,950 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 333 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Whinnery Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Presbyterian (64%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Whinnery surname are 15.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.39% registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whinery931,116/
Winnery9329/
Whineray88176/
Whinerey889/
Whinhery881/
Whinniry881/
Winnerry881/
Whinnory880/
Winnerey880/
Whisnery880/
Whennery880/
Winery8635/
Whinnereh820/
Winneri8015/
Wineryd801/
Whinary801/
Weinery801/
Wineery801/
Wineray800/
Winera714/
Winere714/
Binery712/
Wenery712/
Vinery712/
Wynery710/
Winory710/
Whitnnire710/
Winary710/
Vignery67233/
Wineera67195/
Whenary6725/
Winerip6717/
Behnery672/
Wieneri672/
Waineri671/
Wingeri671/
Weneryd671/
Witnere671/
Weinere671/
Wineres670/
Winorey670/
Wesnery670/

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