Winkle Surname

71,997th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,854 people bear this surname

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

Winkle Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Corner or Nook [Old English wincel] More specifically Wincle, Chesh.

Winkle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5171:65,6997,666
England4201:132,66213,094
Germany4161:193,52322,379
Australia1021:264,66424,097
Canada841:438,63838,170
Ireland621:75,9514,602
South Africa601:902,96258,308
Jamaica381:75,5253,602
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Scotland241:223,07611,507
India131:59,005,029552,550
Wales121:257,87814,969
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Israel111:777,96750,646
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
China51:273,464,31313,838
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guam11:160,1214,893
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland271:164,0698,499
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2881:84,6378,940
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8051:62,3836,817

Winkle (422) may also be a first name.

Winkle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Corner or Nook [Old English wincel] More specifically Wincle, Chesh.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German, Dutch) Dweller on land enclosed by mountains or woods; one who came from Winkel (corner); one who operated a small shop.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

1. Wincle, a township and chapelry in Cheshire. 2. Dutch, winkel, a shop, workshop, or laboratory. Hence perhaps Winkelman, a surname of recent introduction into England, may mean shopman or workman. Wincel, as occurring in Aldwinkle, Winchelsea, Winchelcomb, may possibly, however, be the Anglo-Saxon for a corner.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The same as Wincle; from Wincle, a township and chapelry co. Chester; or from Winkel in the Duchy of Nassau; from Anglo-Saxon wincel, German winkle, a comer (D. winkel, a shop, workshop, or laboratory). compare the surnames Wincles, Aldwincle, Bullwincle, Dallwinkle, Gansewinkel (goose), Schöpwinkel.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Winkle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Winkle (Hindi: विकंल) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Winkle? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 71,997th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,063,254 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Winkle are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 418,267th most commonly occurring forename at a global level, borne by 422 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 5,517 people, or 1 in 65,699. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, Ohio, where 9 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States it occurs in 38 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent are found and Germany, where 6 percent are found.

Winkle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Winkle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Winkle last name grew 685 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 146 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 230 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Winkle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Winkle surname are 21.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.38% registered with the political party.

The amount Winkle earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 9.29% more than the national average, earning R 259,716 per year; in United States they earn 4.59% less than the national average, earning $41,169 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.49% more than the national average, earning $52,410 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Winkley921,633/
Weinkle92192/
Winckle92104/
Winklea927/
Winkele921/
Winkile921/
Winklee920/
Wienkle920/
Woinkle920/
Winklie920/
Wnkle911/
Winkless86263/
Winckles86128/
Winckley8639/
Winkleer865/
Winkhlet864/
Winnkler863/
Whinkley861/
Wincklee861/
Winkkley861/
Winkller861/
Wincklea861/
Winkkler860/
Vinkle83122/
Wenkle8321/
Wincle8310/
Winkly8310/
Wnkler836/
Winkla831/
Wimkle831/
Winckless8052/
Winkeller8051/
Winckhler8014/
Wuinckler800/
Vinkele7741/
Winklér7719/
Wynkele7715/
Wynckle773/
Vinkley772/
Uinkler772/
Wnnkles771/
Winkeil771/
Binckle771/
Vinkile771/
Wínkler771/
Winklär771/
Wenkile771/
Wenckle771/
Wenkley770/
Wimckle770/
Waenkle770/
Wenkele770/
Binckley71175/
Vinckler713/
Wincller711/
Wennkley711/
Wenckler711/
Bihnkley711/
Vinkless710/
Vincle6755/
Binkly6747/
Binkli678/
Winchelle677/
Wencle671/
Wenkly670/
Wincly670/

Winkle Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Winkle in the Hindi language
विकंलvikanla-

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