Winget Surname

168,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,564 people bear this surname

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

Winget Surname Definition:

(English) 1 belonging to Wingate(s (Durh., Lanc., Northumb. &c.), for earlier Windgate(s = the Winding Gate(s, i.e. gate(s moved by winding [from Old English windan, to wind, turn + geat, a gate] Wingate, Durh., was Windegatis in the 13th cent.

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Winget Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4191:149,83815,427
Canada841:438,63838,170
India171:45,121,493474,784
England121:4,643,172139,951
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
China21:683,660,78330,601
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5591:89,8379,274

Winget (29) may also be a first name.

Winget Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 belonging to Wingate(s (Durh., Lanc., Northumb. &c.), for earlier Windgate(s = the Winding Gate(s, i.e. gate(s moved by winding [from Old English windan, to wind, turn + geat, a gate] Wingate, Durh., was Windegatis in the 13th cent.; Wingates, Lanc., was Wind- gates in the 14th cent.

(occasionally) 2 for the 13th-cent. Wynegod, Anglo-Saxon Winegod = Protecting God [Old English wine, friend, protector + god, a god]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A chapelry in co. Durham.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Winget Last Name Facts

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

Winget is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Winget? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 168,523rd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,842,257 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Winget reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Winget is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 29 people.

The surname Winget is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,419 people, or 1 in 149,838. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Utah, where 13 percent are found, Ohio, where 10 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Winget Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Winget has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Winget surname rose 433 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Winget Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Winget last name are 20.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.28% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Winget earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.97% more than the national average, earning $44,864 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.85% less than the national average, earning $45,785 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wingett921,076/
Windget9232/
Wingete9210/
Wainget920/
Wingget920/
Wingette861/
Wenget8340/
Winset8328/
Vinget8321/
Wingit8320/
Winged835/
Binget832/
Wynget832/
Uinget832/
Winjet831/
Wincet831/
Winzet830/
Winsett771,692/
Wingist7716/
Wengget775/
Winjett772/
Winshet772/
Uingeyt771/
Wainset771/
Winseet771/
Wengete771/
Wengett771/
Wengest771/
Weinzet771/
Winseth770/
Wincett770/
Winchet770/
Woinshet7166,651/
Weinshet714,991/
Winsette716/
Winguist715/
Winchett712/
Wienshet711/
Wainshet711/
Winsiett711/
Wainsett711/
Binzet671,148/
Vincet67215/
Vinset6796/
Bingit6782/
Winsit6745/
Benget6743/
Wingid6717/
Binset6711/
B'Nget676/
Wnseet675/
Wimset673/
Venget671/
Wingiuist671/
Wenzet671/
Wenged671/
Binged671/
Woinshete671/
Wenset670/

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