Windram Surname

463,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 727 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Windram Surname Definition:

(Telit.) the Old Teutonic Win(i)dram = Friendly Raven [Old Saxon O.H.Ger. wini (= Old English wine), friend, with euphonic suff. -d + *O.Sax. O.H.Ger. h)ram (= Old English hrœm(m), raven]

Windram Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3001:185,72716,605
United States1331:2,725,255163,031
Scotland1111:48,2334,226
Australia891:303,32226,493
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Wales141:221,03813,576
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland841:44,5623,225
England821:297,26120,172
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Windram Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Telit.) the Old Teutonic Win(i)dram = Friendly Raven [Old Saxon O.H.Ger. wini (= Old English wine), friend, with euphonic suff. -d + *O.Sax. O.H.Ger. h)ram (= Old English hrœm(m), raven]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Windram Last Name Facts

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

The last name Windram is found most frequently in England. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Windram? popularity and diffusion

The last name Windram is the 463,668th most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 10,024,135 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Windram are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Windram is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 300 people, or 1 in 185,727. In England Windram is most frequent in: Leicestershire, where 21 percent are found, Northamptonshire, where 13 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 12 percent are found. Beside England Windram occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Scotland, where 15 percent are found.

Windram Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Windram has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Windram last name increased 366 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 493 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 132 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Windram Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Windram surname are 12.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.38% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Windram earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 11.95% less than the national average, earning R 209,244 per year; in United States they earn 14.83% more than the national average, earning $49,548 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.42% less than the national average, earning $46,494 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Windrom8623/
Windran8611/
Wyndram861/
Bindram861/
Wendrame803/
Windrang801/
Winndrain753/
Bendram71321/
Vendram7119/
Vindran7111/
Wendran716/
Bindran712/
Windron712/
Vendrame674,712/
Windrone678/
Vindrane674/
Bendhram674/
Viendran671/
Wendrean671/
Vendramme632/
Wendrausen591/
Vendran57218/
Bendran572/
Vendrom570/
Wendron570/
Vendrand5333/
Vendrome5328/
Vemdrame538/
Vendrane534/
Vindrong531/

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