Winchurch Surname

956,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Winchurch Surname User-submission:

The Winchurch surname originates in Dudley, West Midlands UK. It derived from the Old English name Wynthurst, which means 'hidden woods'. The name traces back to Edwin Lord of Mercia during the war of Norman conquest in 1066.

Winchurch Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2321:240,16419,707
United States361:10,068,304413,125
France21:33,211,361423,184
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England711:343,31522,014

Winchurch Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Winchurch surname originates in Dudley, West Midlands UK. It derived from the Old English name Wynthurst, which means 'hidden woods'. The name traces back to Edwin Lord of Mercia during the war of Norman conquest in 1066.

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Winchurch Demographics

Average Winchurch Salary in
United States

$73,677 USD

Per year
Rank:
86,949 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
1.03666E-5
Rank: 417,346 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
170.74%
Sample size: 12 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Winchurch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Winchurch is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Winchurch? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 956,400th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 26,694,307 people. The last name Winchurch occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Winchurch live; 85 percent live in Northern Europe and 85 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most common in England, where it is carried by 232 people, or 1 in 240,164. In England Winchurch is mostly concentrated in: West Midlands, where 56 percent live, North Yorkshire, where 10 percent live and Derbyshire, where 7 percent live. Beside England this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Winchurch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Winchurch has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Winchurch last name grew 327 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Winchurch Last Name Statistics demography

Winchurch earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 70.75% more than the national average, earning $73,677 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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