Winder Surname

34,562nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Winder Surname Definition:

(English) 1 Winder (occup.) [Middle English windere; from Middle English winden, Old English windan, to wind] Richard le Windere.—Hundred Rolls 2 belonging to Winder; or Dweller at a Winding (as a valley) [Old English ge)wind + the agential suff.

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Winder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,5311:48,1295,830
England3,6001:15,4772,267
Austria8001:10,6441,452
Canada6311:58,3926,889
New Zealand3541:12,7922,235
Australia3501:77,1319,013
Netherlands3321:50,8658,726
Bahamas2031:1,930302
Peru1731:183,7238,846
Germany1731:465,34940,819
Israel1181:72,5228,891
Brazil981:2,184,43268,273
Ireland981:48,0503,523
South Africa961:564,35143,987
Thailand791:894,156140,446
Argentina761:562,41340,543
Mexico731:1,700,35917,324
Wales701:44,2084,243
Poland561:678,72858,421
India551:13,946,643236,652
France501:1,328,454133,611
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
Scotland401:133,8458,251
Switzerland371:221,97118,930
Sweden361:273,52118,976
Chile191:927,18319,125
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Liberia141:314,89517,893
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Brunei11:418,7313,893
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1191:37,2263,477
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,9521:12,4871,888
Scotland141:267,3738,913
Wales71:224,0598,079
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5281:32,8663,957

Winder (5,999) may also be a first name.

Winder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 Winder (occup.) [Middle English windere; from Middle English winden, Old English windan, to wind] Richard le Windere.—Hundred Rolls 2 belonging to Winder; or Dweller at a Winding (as a valley) [Old English ge)wind + the agential suff. -ere] The Cumberland Winder was Wynder in the 13th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. Townships in Westmoreland and Cumberland are so called. 2. Probably a winder or twister of thread. Le Windere. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Danish, Winder, Winter; a personal name.

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

The home of the Winders is still in the northern part of the county, in Garstang and Lancaster. The Wynders were tenants in Garstang in the reign of James I. (F. G.). Robert Winder was the name of the mayor of Lancaster in 1726, 1737, 1754, and 1762 (H. L.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Winder Last Name Facts

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

The last name Winder is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Winder? popularity and diffusion

It is the 34,562nd most common family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 475,409 people. Winder is primarily found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Winder are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 85,682nd most commonly held first name internationally, held by 5,999 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 7,531 people, or 1 in 48,129. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Maryland, where 13 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Utah, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States it occurs in 60 countries. It is also common in England, where 23 percent are found and Austria, where 5 percent are found.

Winder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Winder has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 493 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 18 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 286 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Winder Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Winder last name are 20.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.83% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Winder earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 459.25% more than the national average, earning S/. 108,410 per year; in South Africa they earn 34.78% more than the national average, earning R 320,280 per year; in United States they earn 0.67% less than the national average, earning $42,861 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.56% more than the national average, earning $52,942 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whinder9262/
Windear9223/
Weinder9215/
Wainder921/
Winnder921/
Wuinder921/
Windier921/
Wiender920/
Windere920/
Windeer920/
Windger920/
Binder8375,968/
Wender831,724/
Wynder831,113/
Vinder83429/
Windre8330/
Windir833/
Wimder832/
Wånder831/
Winderová801/
Huinder7758/
Weander7749/
Whynder7735/
Binderø7735/
Weender7716/
Wendere7711/
Vinderå776/
Wendier773/
Vinderh772/
Wuender771/
Binøder771/
Woender771/
Whender771/
Vionder771/
Bindeer770/
Vindier770/
Bnder735/
Hwendere7166/
Vinderød711/
Bender67117,336/
Vender672,992/
Bünder67359/
Bynder67205/
Bänder67118/
Bönder6746/
Wendre6746/
Uender6733/
Bindir6726/
Vindir6721/
Vånder6715/
Vynder6710/
Vindre676/
Vinderova671/
Vhnder671/
Wemder670/

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