Winch Surname
Approximately 11,713 people bear this surname
Winch Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Winch.' There are two parishes in Norfolk of this name, viz. East and West Winch.
Peter de Winch, vicar of Ameringhall, Norfolk, 1382: History of Norfolk.
(2) Local, 'at the winch,' from residence beside some particular windlass for drawing water from a deep well, &c.
Read More About This SurnameWinch Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 5,339 | 1:17,220 | 2,002 |
| United States | 2,384 | 1:152,038 | 15,614 |
| England | 1,920 | 1:29,020 | 3,916 |
| Australia | 911 | 1:29,633 | 3,988 |
| Canada | 512 | 1:71,964 | 8,196 |
| Brazil | 113 | 1:1,894,463 | 60,739 |
| New Zealand | 98 | 1:46,207 | 7,572 |
| Poland | 73 | 1:520,668 | 50,348 |
| Wales | 68 | 1:45,508 | 4,331 |
| Papua New Guinea | 55 | 1:148,249 | 20,445 |
| South Africa | 50 | 1:1,083,554 | 64,652 |
| Scotland | 32 | 1:167,307 | 9,494 |
| France | 22 | 1:3,019,215 | 204,848 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:8,267 | 1,718 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,322 | 1:18,438 | 2,657 |
| Wales | 28 | 1:56,015 | 2,800 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 743 | 1:67,589 | 7,337 |
Winch (557) may also be a first name.
Winch Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Winch.' There are two parishes in Norfolk of this name, viz. East and West Winch.
Peter de Winch, vicar of Ameringhall, Norfolk, 1382: History of Norfolk.
(2) Local, 'at the winch,' from residence beside some particular windlass for drawing water from a deep well, &c.
Thomas atte Wynch, 19 Edward I: Calendarium Genealogicum: Henry III-Edward I.
1628. Baptised — Nathaniell, d. William Winch, grocer: St. Peter, Cornhill.
1752. Buried — Ann Winch, in the churchyard: St. Michael, Cornhill.
It is probable that (1) has furnished us with most of our Winches.
(English) belonging to Winch (Norf.: 14th cent. Winch); or Dweller at a Bend or Corner [from Old English winc- (as in the diminutive form winc-el), a bend, corner] Thomas atte Wynch.—Cal. Geneal., A.D. 1291.
1. From one of the two parishes, East and West Winch, co. Norfolk. 2. A corrupt nickname of Vincent. See Finch.
Local. A place in the county of Norfolk, England, Ynyis, Welsh, an island.
1. From Vincent. Hence doubtless the name Finch. 2. From Winch, name of two parishes (East and West) co. Norfolk.
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Winch Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Winch Come From? nationality or country of origin
Winch (Arabic: ونش) is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Winch.
How Common Is The Last Name Winch? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 44,332nd most commonly held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 622,176 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 46 percent of Winch live; 46 percent live in North Africa and 46 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 356,380th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 557 people.
This last name is most widespread in Egypt, where it is carried by 5,339 people, or 1 in 17,220. Besides Egypt this last name occurs in 60 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and England, where 16 percent reside.
Winch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Winch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Winch last name grew 321 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 145 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 243 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 3,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Winch Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Winch surname is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States Winch are 18.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.12% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Winch earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 28.81% more than the national average, earning R 306,096 per year; in United States they earn 9.63% more than the national average, earning $47,306 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.15% more than the national average, earning $53,237 CAD per year.
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Winch Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Winch in the Arabic language | ||
| ونش | wnsh | - |
| لونش | lwnsh | - |
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