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

The surname Windress is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Windress? popularity and diffusion

The last name Windress is the 1,465,390th most frequent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. 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 surname Windress is most prevalent in Australia, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 482,066. In Australia it is mostly found in: Queensland, where 80 percent are found and New South Wales, where 20 percent are found. Barring Australia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 34 percent are found and New Zealand, where 10 percent are found.

Windress Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Windress has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Windress last name rose 116 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Windress Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Windress are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political 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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