Windress Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Windress Surname Definition:

(English) = Winder1 (q.v.) + the Anglo-French fem. suff. -exx.] Conf. with Windross, Winderhouse, q.v.

Windress Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia561:482,06636,890
England501:1,114,36153,243
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432

Windress Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) = Winder1 (q.v.) + the Anglo-French fem. suff. -exx.] Conf. with Windross, Winderhouse, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Windress Last Name Facts

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

Windress occurs most in Australia. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Windress.

How Common Is The Last Name Windress? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,465,390th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. The surname Windress is predominantly found in Oceania, where 48 percent of Windress live; 48 percent live in Australasia and 48 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most widely held in Australia, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 482,066. In Australia Windress is most frequent in: Queensland, where 80 percent are found and New South Wales, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Australia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 34 percent are found and New Zealand, where 10 percent are found.

Windress Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Windress has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Windress surname expanded 116 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Windress Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Windress last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Windress earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 61.61% more than the national average, earning $69,732 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Windroes880/
Vindres802/
Windrex802/
Wendres801/
Bendress759/
Vindresh753/
Bindresh753/
Bindriss752/
Bindrees751/
Windreich7120/
Windrisch717/
Windrix6746/
Bendres6737/
Bindris6718/
Vendres6710/
Wendris674/
Bendriss639,934/
Windrich63443/
Vendries6343/
Vindrios6312/
Vendreys6310/
Bendresh631/
Vendrese631/
Vendrisse5917/
Bentdriss591/
Bndris571/
Bendris532,793/
Wendrix5323/
Vendrys5310/
Vendrex531/
Bindrix531/
Bendreş531/
Vendris531/
Wendrich501,285/
Wündrich50173/
Wendrych5013/
Vendrios5010/
Bendrysh501/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Windress
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