Windsor Surname
Approximately 23,531 people bear this surname
Windsor Surname Definition:
Probably from Windsor in Berkshire, early spellings of which are Windlesora (1096), Windlesore and Wyndelshore (1297). W de Wyndesovere witnessed a grant by Radulph de Veir to the Abbey of Kelso, c. 1180 (Kelso, 215), and c. 1178-82, as Walter de Windesouer he witnessed William the Lion's charter to Arbroath (RAA.
Read More About This SurnameWindsor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,540 | 1:31,409 | 3,914 |
| England | 5,283 | 1:10,547 | 1,563 |
| Australia | 2,242 | 1:12,041 | 1,758 |
| Canada | 1,987 | 1:18,543 | 2,621 |
| Sri Lanka | 512 | 1:40,642 | 4,863 |
| Wales | 371 | 1:8,341 | 931 |
| New Zealand | 295 | 1:15,350 | 2,671 |
| South Africa | 229 | 1:236,584 | 24,342 |
| Ireland | 196 | 1:24,025 | 2,310 |
| Scotland | 155 | 1:34,541 | 3,395 |
| France | 84 | 1:790,747 | 95,785 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 58 | 1:23,517 | 2,622 |
| Thailand | 49 | 1:1,441,599 | 197,614 |
| Guernsey | 44 | 1:1,465 | 311 |
| India | 39 | 1:19,668,343 | 291,059 |
| Spain | 36 | 1:1,298,668 | 42,856 |
| Belize | 33 | 1:10,772 | 1,358 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Brazil | 27 | 1:7,928,679 | 178,836 |
| China | 26 | 1:52,589,291 | 2,849 |
| Austria | 24 | 1:354,810 | 38,119 |
| Philippines | 22 | 1:4,601,737 | 165,269 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Czechia | 21 | 1:506,356 | 52,868 |
| Jersey | 15 | 1:6,613 | 1,336 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7 | 1:16,094 | 893 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1:3,538,811 | 11,393 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 50 | 1:88,597 | 5,964 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,320 | 1:10,507 | 1,599 |
| Wales | 128 | 1:12,253 | 745 |
| Guernsey | 32 | 1:1,021 | 179 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:5,427 | 530 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,483 | 1:33,863 | 4,049 |
Windsor (2,998) may also be a first name.
Windsor Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Probably from Windsor in Berkshire, early spellings of which are Windlesora (1096), Windlesore and Wyndelshore (1297). W de Wyndesovere witnessed a grant by Radulph de Veir to the Abbey of Kelso, c. 1180 (Kelso, 215), and c. 1178-82, as Walter de Windesouer he witnessed William the Lion's charter to Arbroath (RAA., II, p. 535), and also the same king's confirmation of Neutun to Walter de Berkeley (ibid., I, p. 329). As Walterus de Windleshore he witnessed William the Lion's grant of the forest of Grenewde, etc., to the monks of Coldingham (Raine, 45, 46). T. or G. de Windlesouer witnessed a gift by William de Vallibus of a half mark of silver to the church of S. Thomas of Aberbrothoc, p. 1218 (RAA., I, p. 83,264). William Wyndfor (error for Wyndsor) was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1445 (NSCM., I, p. 9).
(English) belonging to Windsor, 13th cent. Wyndesore, Windelsor, &c., the Domesday Windesores, Anglo-Saxon Wendlesóra = Wen- del's Shore [for the pers. name Wendel see under Wend(e2 + Old English óra, a bank, shore]
(English) One who came from Windsor or Winsor (landing place with a windlass), the names of several places in England.
Sir Andrew Windsor, who was made a knight-banneret at the battle of the Spurs, in 1513, and who was ennobled as Lord Windsor, was a lineal descendant of Walter Fitz-Other, Castellan of Windsor, in the reign of William the Conqueror, the common ancestor of the Fitz-Geralds, Carews, Gerards, and many other distinguished families. See Fitz-Gerald.
Local. A town in Berkshire, England. The name is a corruption of Wind—shore, from the winding shore of the Thames in that place.
A baronial name. See Fitzgerald.
A location name in Berkshire, Dorset.
Windsor Demographics
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Windsor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Windsor Come From? nationality or country of origin
Windsor occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Windsor click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Windsor? popularity and diffusion
Windsor is the 23,045th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 309,700 people. The surname Windsor occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Windsor reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Windsor is also the 132,205th most commonly used given name at a global level It is held by 2,998 people.
This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 11,540 people, or 1 in 31,409. In The United States Windsor is most prevalent in: Maryland, where 18 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 88 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.
Windsor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Windsor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Windsor surname grew 778 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 228 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 290 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 392 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,550 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Windsor Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (70%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Windsor surname are 14.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.03% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Windsor earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 33.28% less than the national average, earning 230,912 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 115.48% more than the national average, earning R 512,052 per year; in United States they earn 1.24% more than the national average, earning $43,684 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.79% less than the national average, earning $48,793 CAD per year.
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