Wimpler Surname
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
Wimpler Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the wimpler,' a maker of wimples. 'Full seemly her wimple pinched was.' - Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.
Of Shame: 'Humble of her port, and made it simple, Wearing a vaile, instede of wimple, As nuns done in their abbey.
Read More About This SurnameWimpler Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Wimpler Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the wimpler,' a maker of wimples. 'Full seemly her wimple pinched was.' - Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.
Of Shame: 'Humble of her port, and made it simple, Wearing a vaile, instede of wimple, As nuns done in their abbey.' - R. Rose, 3863-5.
Alan le Wympler: Wardrobe Account, 49 Henry III.
Henry le Wimpler, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William le Wimpler, Close Rolls, 34.
Hen. III. William le Wympler. Munimenta Gildhallæ Londoniensis.
(English) Wimple-Maker [from (with agential suff. -er) Middle English wimpel, Old English wimpel, winpel, a kind of hood (as worn by Chaucer’s prioress] Alan le Wympler.—Wardrobe-Acct., A.D. 1264-5 (Bardsley).
WYMPLER: A maker of wymples, a kind of cape, covering the neck and shoulders-a garment much in vogue in the middle ages. Le Wimpler, Le Wymplare, Le Wimplir.
Wimpler Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wimpler Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wimpler occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wimpler? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 14,316,765th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Wimpler live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States it is most numerous in: Missouri, where 100 percent live.
Wimpler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wimpler has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wimpler surname fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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