Winkup Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Winkup Surname Definition:

(English) for Winkhope [the first elem. is prob. Dialectal English wink, a (draw-) well (v. under Winkfield2): the second is Old English hop, lit.

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Winkup Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025

Winkup Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) for Winkhope [the first elem. is prob. Dialectal English wink, a (draw-) well (v. under Winkfield2): the second is Old English hop, lit. a hoop, in place-nomenclature denoting a round enclosure or ring; also a round hollow]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Dutch, Winkoop; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Winkup Last Name Facts

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

The last name Winkup is held by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Winkup click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Winkup? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,206,983rd most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Winkup is primarily found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Winkup are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Winkup is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 2,631,828. In Canada it is mostly concentrated in: Ontario, where 100 percent reside. Not including Canada this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 32 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Winkup Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Winkup has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Winkup surname fell 84 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Winkup Last Name Statistics demography

Winkup earn a lot more than the average income. In Canada they earn 47.52% more than the national average, earning $73,293 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Winkcup9221/
Whinkup929/
Winku911/
Wincup83121/
Winkou831/
Winkus830/
Wynkup830/
Whincup77941/
Winkoop7722/
Winkaus776/
Wingkau771/
Wynkoup771/
Wincoup770/
Wenku735/
Vinku734/
Winkó731/
Winkhaus71168/
Wijnkoop7155/
Winkhous711/
Whinkoop711/
Wenkus6756/
Wengku6737/
Vinkus6714/
Binkau6711/
Hwenku679/
Wenkui678/
Wenkau675/
Winkob674/
Wuinkhaus674/
Wenkou674/
Wenkeu672/
Binkeu672/
Winkoo671/
Binkku671/
Wincus670/
Wyncup670/
Wencup670/

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