Winnow Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Winnow Surname Definition:

From the barton and manor of St. Winnow or St. Winow in West hundred; or from Trewinnow in Creed, the dwelling on the moors (winnick, a marsh). According to Tonkin, the tutelar saint of the parish of St. Winow was St. Winnocus (the St. Vinoc of Moreri), a native of Armorica.

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Winnow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden111:895,16066,831
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Winnow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the barton and manor of St. Winnow or St. Winow in West hundred; or from Trewinnow in Creed, the dwelling on the moors (winnick, a marsh). According to Tonkin, the tutelar saint of the parish of St. Winow was St. Winnocus (the St. Vinoc of Moreri), a native of Armorica.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Winnow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Winnow is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Winnow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Winnow are found; 81 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most numerous in Sweden, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 895,160. In Sweden Winnow is most numerous in: Blekinge County, where 82 percent reside and Skåne County, where 18 percent reside. Other than Sweden Winnow is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and England, where 13 percent reside.

Winnow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Winnow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Winnow surname contracted 73 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whinnow920/
Winow916/
Weinow834/
Wennow831/
Wisnnaw770/
Wenow732/
Winaw730/
Vinnov6759/
Wenowe6715/
Wujnow6711/
Weinov673/
Wojnow672/
Whenow672/
Wainaw672/
Weanow671/
Winoff670/
Winhof670/

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