Windrum Surname

727,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Windrum 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]

Windrum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
Canada841:438,63838,170
Ireland611:77,1964,645
Northern Ireland331:55,9104,502
England331:1,688,42669,999
Qatar221:107,18211,536
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Wales51:618,90625,852
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland421:105,4736,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Windrum 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

Windrum Last Name Facts

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

Windrum is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Windrum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Windrum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 727,600th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 18,264,526 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Windrum are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Windrum is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 125 people, or 1 in 2,899,671. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 30 percent live, New York, where 18 percent live and California, where 15 percent live. Beside The United States this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 21 percent live and Ireland, where 15 percent live.

Windrum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Windrum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Windrum surname rose 379 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 145 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 236 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Windrum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Windrum surname is predominantly Presbyterian (43%) in Ireland.

In The United States Windrum are 1.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.17% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Windrum earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 55.34% more than the national average, earning R 369,144 per year; in United States they earn 16.79% more than the national average, earning $50,395 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.25% more than the national average, earning $58,252 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bindrum86146/
Windrom8623/
Wyndrum8618/
Windrun861/
Wendrum860/
Bendrum716/
Windron712/
Bindrun711/
Vendrum710/
Wendruhn672/
Wendrausen591/
Wendron570/
Vendrom570/
Bendruhn531/

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