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 last name Windress is held by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Windress.

How Common Is The Last Name Windress? popularity and diffusion

Windress is the 1,465,390th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 48 percent of Windress are found; 48 percent are found in Australasia and 48 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most frequently used in Australia, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 482,066. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: Queensland, where 80 percent reside and New South Wales, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Australia this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 34 percent reside and New Zealand, where 10 percent reside.

Windress Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Windress Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Windress surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with 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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