Windebank Surname

336,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,097 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Windebank Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at a Bank with a Winding Path [Old English ge)wind, winding path; and see Bank] In the 16th cent., in addition to Windebank, we find the spelling Wyndebancke.

Windebank Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7061:78,9218,827
Australia1641:164,60817,026
United States1241:2,923,056171,801
Canada671:549,93446,038
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Wales81:386,81619,671
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Jersey11:99,2026,620
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Guyana11:762,22114,420
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4561:53,4556,419
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Windebank Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at a Bank with a Winding Path [Old English ge)wind, winding path; and see Bank] In the 16th cent., in addition to Windebank, we find the spelling Wyndebancke.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Richard de Onnebank, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Wil­liam, Richard, John de O., and the parish of Onnebanc (MSAN, v. 200,206, 208). Secretary Windebank, t. Charles I., was one of this family.

The Norman People (1874)

Windebank Last Name Facts

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

The last name Windebank is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Windebank? popularity and diffusion

The surname Windebank is the 336,072nd most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,643,159 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Windebank live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 706 people, or 1 in 78,921. In England Windebank is most common in: Hampshire, where 43 percent are found, Greater London, where 10 percent are found and Oxfordshire, where 6 percent are found. Outside of England it is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Windebank Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Windebank has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Windebank surname increased 155 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 4,133 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Windebank Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Windebank surname are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.54% being registered with the political party.

The amount Windebank earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 33.84% more than the national average, earning $57,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.14% more than the national average, earning $50,746 CAD per year.

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