Winbolt Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Winbolt Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Winibald' (v. Yonge).

Hence such place-names as Wimbledon, anciently written Wymbaldon, i.e. the dune or down of Wimbald, or Wimbald; or Wimbotsham, a parish in Norfolk i.

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Winbolt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:5,253,028264,570
England661:844,21344,691
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Winbolt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Winibald' (v. Yonge).

Hence such place-names as Wimbledon, anciently written Wymbaldon, i.e. the dune or down of Wimbald, or Wimbald; or Wimbotsham, a parish in Norfolk i.e. the ham of Wimbot; compare.

1618. Ellen Whishall, widow, of Wimbolsley (i.e. the meadow of Wimbald): Wills at Chester.

William Wernbald, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Matilda Weribold, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Wynebold de Baton gave half a hide to St. Peter of Gloucestershire in 1126: Atkyns' History of Gloucestershire.

1628. Married — Steeven Winnibote and Alis Eshbeach: St. Antholin (London).

1705. — John Marscott and Rebekah Winboult: St. George, Hanover Square.

1746. — Edward Stallard and Elizabeth Winbolt: St. Dionis Backchurch.

Winbolt is now the accepted form. With this variant compare Newbolt for Newbold.

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

(English) the (1) Anglo-Saxon Wineb(e)ald (= O.Ger. Winibald), (2) Anglo-Saxon Wynb(e)ald: v. under Wimble.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Winebald, an Anglo-Saxon personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From some local name compounded of bolt. See Bottle.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Winbolt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Winbolt is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Winbolt? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,434,893rd most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Winbolt live; 46 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 5,253,028. In The United States Winbolt is most prevalent in: Nebraska, where 22 percent live, Oklahoma, where 19 percent live and Oregon, where 16 percent live. Beside The United States it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 44 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Winbolt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Winbolt has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 3,450 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 153 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Winbolt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Winbolt surname are 29.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76% being registered to vote for the party.

Winbolt earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.42% less than the national average, earning $36,497 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wainbolt930/
Wnbolt921/
Wimbolt861/
Winbuslt802/
Wainbold800/
Wienbold800/
Weinbold800/
Binbol77341/
Wimbol7722/
Weinbaltt751/
Benbolt717/
Wimbole710/
Waymbolt671/
Wemboltt671/
Winnball670/
Bimbol6247/
Wimbal625/
Binbal624/
Uinbal621/
Benbol621/
Wembole574/
Benboul573/
Winwald572/
Bimboll571/
Wembold570/
Bimbault5325/
Vimboule534/
Wembaltt533/
Bennbold530/
Wembolowa50280/

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