Windhouse Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Windhouse Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at a Winding House (threads,yarns, & c.) [from O.E .windan, to wind, twist + hus: cp. Old English windecræft, embroidery-craft] Willelmus de Wyndhows.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379. More commonly found as Windus.

Windhouse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Windhouse Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at a Winding House (threads,yarns, & c.) [from O.E .windan, to wind, twist + hus: cp. Old English windecræft, embroidery-craft] Willelmus de Wyndhows.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379. More commonly found as Windus.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Windhouse Last Name Facts

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

The surname Windhouse is found most in Canada. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Windhouse? popularity and diffusion

The last name Windhouse is the 11,742,229th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Windhouse live; 100 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in Canada, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 36,845,591. In Canada Windhouse is most common in: Quebec, where 100 percent live. Outside of Canada this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Windhouser951/
Windhous941/
Windhause892/
Windous8836/
Windhus8815/
Windheuser84450/
Windhauser8478/
Windhaus82363/
Windhuis8245/
Windhues821/
Windhost821/
Windus801,034/
Windos8044/
Windauser781/
Windhoist780/
Winduss75256/
Windaus7526/
Whindus7523/
Windush7513/
Windase752/
Windoes752/
Wendous752/
Windhüs751/
Bindous751/
Binduse750/
Windhaiser7418/
Windheiser7411/
Wendhauser741/
Wendhaus7116/
Windusch7111/
Windhage719/
Windowes711/
Wendhost710/
Windhager671,478/
Bindus67200/
Windas67136/
Windgasse6732/
Wendus6725/
Wendos6722/
Bindos6714/
Vindus6713/
Winduyasa678/
Windháger671/
Wyndchase671/
Windox670/

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