Winchel Surname

440,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 778 people bear this surname

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

Winchel Surname Definition:

(Eng) Descendant of Wincel (child); dweller by a corner or nook.

Winchel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7181:504,81742,410
Argentina521:821,98954,134
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5321:94,3969,653

Winchel (350) may also be a first name.

Winchel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Eng) Descendant of Wincel (child); dweller by a corner or nook.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

WINCHEL: (Dutch.) From Winschaal, a wine—bowl, a wine—shop; German, Weinsall, a wine—hall or shop.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Winchel Last Name Facts

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

Winchel is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Winchel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 440,082nd most widely held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 9,367,026 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Winchel are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 465,882nd most numerous forename globally It is held by 350 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 718 people, or 1 in 504,817. In The United States Winchel is most common in: Michigan, where 22 percent live, Wisconsin, where 20 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Winchel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Winchel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Winchel last name grew 135 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Winchel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Winchel surname are 11.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.76% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Winchel earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.9% less than the national average, earning $41,897 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.68% less than the national average, earning $47,358 CAD per year.

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