Winckley Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Winckley Surname Definition:

: v. Winkley.

Winckley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:1,797,35772,927
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Winckley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

: v. Winkley.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Winkleigh; a location name in Devon.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Winckley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Winckley occurs most in England. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Winckley.

How Common Is The Last Name Winckley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,141,416th most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. Winckley occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Winckley reside; 79 percent reside in Northern Europe and 79 percent reside in British Isles.

Winckley is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 1,797,357. In England Winckley is primarily concentrated in: Lancashire, where 74 percent live, Surrey, where 13 percent live and Hampshire, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account England this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent live and South Africa, where 5 percent live.

Winckley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Winckley has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Winckley last name decreased 30 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Winkley931,633/
Winckle93104/
Binckley88175/
Winckles88128/
Wincklea881/
Whinkley881/
Winkkley881/
Wincklee881/
Winkle866,854/
Wincle8610/
Winkly8610/
Wincly860/
Winckless8252/
Winckhler8214/
Wuinckler820/
Weinkle80192/
Binckly80132/
Wencley8014/
Winklea807/
Wynckle803/
Vinkley802/
Binckle801/
Wenckle801/
Wienkle800/
Wimckle800/
Winklee800/
Wenkley800/
Woinkle800/
Winklie800/
Wnkle771/
Winkless75263/
Winkleer755/
Winkhlet754/
Vinckler753/
Winnkler753/
Wenckler751/
Winkller751/
Wennkley751/
Wincller751/
Bihnkley751/
Winkkler750/
Bincklay750/
Vinkle71122/
Vincle7155/
Winkeller7151/
Binkly7147/
Wenkle7121/
Winchelle717/
Wnkler716/
Wingkhloe714/
Wimkle711/
Winkla711/
Wencle711/
Wenkly710/
Vincler67316/
Vincles6734/
Winklér6719/
Winklas6713/
Winclas6712/
Binckli6710/
Winklehaus674/
Bencley672/
Uinkler672/
Winklär671/
Bnnkley671/
Wnnkles671/
Vinklay671/
Vinclet671/
Wínkler671/
Vinclea671/
Waenkle670/
Bnhckle670/

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