Windle Surname

59,798th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Windle Surname Definition:

(English) 1 belonging to Windle (Lancs: 14th cent. Wyndhull, 13th cent. Windhulle), Windfall (Yorks: 14th cent. Wyndhill) = the Hill with the Winding Path [Old English ge)wind, a windingpath + hyll (Middle English hill(e, hull(e), a hill] 2 for the Anglo-Saxon pers.

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Windle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1331:87,6999,889
England2,6571:20,9702,955
Australia6441:41,9195,357
Canada4221:87,3129,659
New Zealand2071:21,8763,831
Ireland851:55,3993,846
Scotland711:75,4065,680
Wales461:67,2725,910
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
France101:6,642,272293,169
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1171:37,8623,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7071:14,2802,136
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9631:52,1485,885

Windle (527) may also be a first name.

Windle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 belonging to Windle (Lancs: 14th cent. Wyndhull, 13th cent. Windhulle), Windfall (Yorks: 14th cent. Wyndhill) = the Hill with the Winding Path [Old English ge)wind, a windingpath + hyll (Middle English hill(e, hull(e), a hill] 2 for the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wendel [v. under Wend(e2]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in Lancashire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lancashire.

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

Windle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Windle is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Windle click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Windle? popularity and diffusion

Windle is the 59,798th most frequently used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 864,170 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Windle live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America. Windle is also the 367,549th most widely held first name globally, borne by 527 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 4,133 people, or 1 in 87,699. In The United States Windle is primarily found in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, Ohio, where 8 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in England, where 32 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Windle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Windle has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 429 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 27 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 3,550 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 4,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Windle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Windle last name is chiefly Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Windle last name are 17.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.04% being registered with the political party.

The amount Windle earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 1.86% less than the national average, earning R 233,208 per year; in United States they earn 0.67% less than the national average, earning $42,860 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.29% more than the national average, earning $54,797 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Windley923,400/
Windele9280/
Waindle9238/
Whindle929/
Windlie921/
Winddle921/
Windlee921/
Windless86219/
Woindele864/
Weindele861/
Windille861/
Windelle861/
Windeale860/
Wendle83610/
Bindle83108/
Wyndle8313/
Windly836/
Wndler832/
Windlj830/
Windli830/
Windla830/
Windeller801/
Windleová801/
Bindley77870/
Wendele77101/
Vindele7769/
Wendlle7736/
Wendley7731/
Wendile7727/
Vindler7726/
Wendlei773/
Wimdley773/
Wuindly771/
Wenddle771/
Wyndler771/
Wendleh770/
Wyndaele71104/
Bindelle7154/
Wendelle719/
Windhill716/
Windella711/
Wendlley711/
Windlich710/
Bendle671,744/
Vendle67188/
Bindli6755/
Vindla6738/
Wendeller671/
Wendly671/
Wendielle671/
Wendli670/

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