Winkfield Surname

321,376th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Winkfield Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to 1 Winkfield ( Berks ), 10th cent. Winecanfeld = Wineca's Field or Plain [A. - Sax. Winecan-, genit. of Wineca, a diminutive from Wine = Friend + feld] 2 Winkfield (Wilts) [Here we seem to have the West. Dialectal English wink, a (draw-) well; by metonymy from wink, a winch; Old English wince] There has prob.

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Winkfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0661:340,01830,631
England491:1,137,10353,999
Northern Mariana Islands111:4,962486
Sweden101:984,67673,605
France81:8,302,840321,660
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1091:223,62717,016
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3041:165,19314,986

Winkfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to 1 Winkfield ( Berks ), 10th cent. Winecanfeld = Wineca's Field or Plain [A. - Sax. Winecan-, genit. of Wineca, a diminutive from Wine = Friend + feld] 2 Winkfield (Wilts) [Here we seem to have the West. Dialectal English wink, a (draw-) well; by metonymy from wink, a winch; Old English wince] There has prob. been some confusion with Wingfield, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Winkfield Last Name Facts

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

The last name Winkfield has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Winkfield click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Winkfield? popularity and diffusion

Winkfield is the 321,376th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 6,271,554 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Winkfield live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Winkfield is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,066 people, or 1 in 340,018. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 15 percent live, Georgia, where 15 percent live and Ohio, where 10 percent live. Besides The United States Winkfield occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent live and Northern Mariana Islands, where 1 percent live.

Winkfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Winkfield has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Winkfield last name rose 351 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 55 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Winkfield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Winkfield last name are 8.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.16% registered with the party.

The amount Winkfield earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 26.34% less than the national average, earning $31,784 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.9% less than the national average, earning $45,756 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Winnkfield951/
Weinkfield951/
Winkfeld941/
Wingfield8911,519/
Wynkfield892/
Wenkfield890/
Waingfield840/
Wingfeld8239/
Wngfield821/
Wingfild821/
Wingfiold781/
Wingfelt716/
Wajncfeld671/
Wengfelt5919/
Bångfeldt5610/

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