Winnington Surname

534,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 603 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Winnington Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to 1 Wilmington (Cliesh.), a.d. 1302-4 Wynyngton,Winington, Anglo-Saxon *Wininga-tún = the Estate of the Wine Family [Old English wine, friend + -inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing + tún, estate, farm] 2 Winnington ( Staff.

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Winnington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3161:176,32316,023
United States1521:2,384,598147,132
Canada501:736,91258,785
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland581:76,3775,461
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England741:329,39721,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Winnington (21) may also be a first name.

Winnington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to 1 Wilmington (Cliesh.), a.d. 1302-4 Wynyngton,Winington, Anglo-Saxon *Wininga-tún = the Estate of the Wine Family [Old English wine, friend + -inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing + tún, estate, farm] 2 Winnington ( Staff. ), Domesday Wennitone [Old English tún, estate, farm: the first elem. is a pers. name, either Wentia (t. Old English wena, hope), or, more likely, Wynna (from Old English wynn, joy]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An ancient family of "that seed-plot of gentry," Cheshire. The paternal name was De Croxton, but in the reign of Edward I., Robert, son of Lidulfus de Croxton, marrying the heiress of Winniugton of Winnington, took the surname of his wife's family. Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Winnington Last Name Facts

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

The surname Winnington is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Winnington? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 534,813th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 12,085,482 people. The surname Winnington is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Winnington reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 21 people.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 316 people, or 1 in 176,323. In England Winnington is primarily concentrated in: Cheshire, where 34 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 10 percent reside and Hampshire, where 6 percent reside. Apart from England this surname is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Winnington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Winnington has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Winnington last name expanded 427 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,169 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Winnington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Winnington surname is chiefly Presbyterian (79%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Winnington surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Winnington earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.09% more than the national average, earning $44,051 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.96% less than the national average, earning $49,208 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Winington9526/
Winninggton951/
Binnington90846/
Wennington90218/
Wannington900/
Wenington844/
Wanington840/
Wonington840/
Bennington805,421/
Wennengton802/
Wanhington802/
Bennengton700/
Wannuangwatna6196/
Wanwongwatana524/

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