Winlow Surname

895,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Winlow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Winlow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2251:247,63620,113
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Winlow (23) may also be a first name.

Winlow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Winlow has its highest incidence in England. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Winlow click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Winlow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 895,817th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,373,063 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Winlow reside; 76 percent reside in Northern Europe and 76 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 2,239,265th most widely held forename globally It is held by 23 people.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 225 people, or 1 in 247,636. In England it is mostly found in: Tyne and Wear, where 29 percent live, Durham, where 15 percent live and Northumberland, where 13 percent live. Barring England this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Winlow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Winlow has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Winlow surname rose 331 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 231 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Winlow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Winlow are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% being registered with the political party.

The amount Winlow earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 37.95% less than the national average, earning $26,772 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.24% more than the national average, earning $59,740 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wisnlow921/
Wainlow920/
Winlaw83201/
Winlof8310/
Binlow830/
Wesnlow771/
Vinlaw671/
Wenlof671/
Wenlaw671/
Wimlaw670/
Venlov5012/
Vinlav501/

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Winlow Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Winlow
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis