Winch Surname

44,332nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,713 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Jersey

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.

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Winch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt5,3391:17,2202,002
United States2,3841:152,03815,614
England1,9201:29,0203,916
Australia9111:29,6333,988
Canada5121:71,9648,196
Brazil1131:1,894,46360,739
New Zealand981:46,2077,572
Poland731:520,66850,348
Wales681:45,5084,331
Papua New Guinea551:148,24920,445
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
Scotland321:167,3079,494
France221:3,019,215204,848
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
China41:341,830,39216,990
Laos41:1,647,081888
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3221:18,4382,657
Wales281:56,0152,800
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7431:67,5897,337

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.

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

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. From one of the two parishes, East and West Winch, co. Norfolk. 2. A corrupt nickname of Vincent. See Finch.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. A place in the county of Norfolk, England, Ynyis, Welsh, an island.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

1. From Vincent. Hence doubtless the name Finch. 2. From Winch, name of two parishes (East and West) co. Norfolk.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiench91832/
Winsch91248/
Wintch91234/
Winche9147/
Weinch9123/
Whinch914/
Winchs911/
Winc899/
Wintsch83564/
Wiensch8399/
Winsche8350/
Windsch8320/
Wintche8318/
Woinche831/
Wuinche830/
Wuinsch830/
Weinech830/
Wince801,349/
Binch80702/
Vinch80279/
Wunch80245/
Wienc8094/
Wench8085/
Wincz8069/
Wynch8042/
Wünch8027/
Wincs801/
Wintc801/
Winzh801/
Wimch800/
Uinch800/
Winsh800/
Wintsche7717/
Wointche771/
Wnc751/
Wünsch737,632/
Binsch73195/
Wensch73160/
Vinche73156/
Wyonch7378/
Wuench7374/
Winsth7333/
Wnsche7333/
Wűnsch7318/
Wynsch7312/
Wenche739/
Boinch739/
Vinsch738/
Vintch737/
Wynche737/
Windsh735/
Wieńch734/
Wiencz734/
Binchh733/
Windsc731/
Bainch731/
Wentch731/
Winshe731/
Wintsh730/
Weunch730/
Whynch730/
Wuinsh730/
Bintch730/
Wennch730/
Uhinch730/
Winschová711/
Wünsche676,805/
Wins671,404/
Winz671,036/
Wenc67999/
Wuensch67957/
Vinc67227/
Wentsch67216/
Voinche67128/
Wündsch67102/
Winx6728/
Wensche6720/
Wüntsch6710/
Winš679/
Weunsch678/
Wendsch676/
Wnsh674/
Wuenche673/
Wűnsche673/
Huinche672/
Wujnech671/
Wuesnch671/
Wentche671/
Wimtche671/
Bintsch671/
Wync671/
Vnch671/
Wnce671/
Wndc671/
Wntc671/

Winch Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Winch in the Arabic language
ونشwnsh-
لونشlwnsh-

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