Winskell Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Winskell Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) belonging to Winskil(l (Yorks; Cumb.) = Uin’s Gill or Ravine [the genit. (in -s) of Old Norse uin-r, friend + gil, ravine] This surname has no connexion (as to the second elem.) with the Cumb. place-name Winscales (late 13th cent.

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Winskell Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:1,392,95161,553
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Winskell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) belonging to Winskil(l (Yorks; Cumb.) = Uin’s Gill or Ravine [the genit. (in -s) of Old Norse uin-r, friend + gil, ravine] This surname has no connexion (as to the second elem.) with the Cumb. place-name Winscales (late 13th cent. Windscales--d- prob. a phon. intrus.), which involves the Old Norse skáli, ‘ hut,’ ‘shed.’

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Winskill, a township in Cumberland, united with Hunsonby.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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Winskell Demographics

Average Winskell Salary in
United States

$34,100 USD

Per year
Rank:
911,182 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
1.99917E-6
Rank: 951,871 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
79.03%
Sample size: 5 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Winskell Last Name Facts

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

Winskell occurs most in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Winskell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,273,756th most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name Winskell is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Winskell live; 66 percent live in Northern Europe and 66 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 1,392,951. In England Winskell is most prevalent in: Tyne and Wear, where 38 percent live, Northumberland, where 18 percent live and Bedfordshire, where 13 percent live. Barring England this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Winskell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Winskell has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Winskell last name decreased 17 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Winskell Last Name Statistics demography

Winskell earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.97% less than the national average, earning $34,100 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Winskel9321/
Winskill88513/
Winschell8297/
Wienskiel8226/
Winskil800/
Winschel75987/
Wuenskel751/
Wenskill750/
Wieńskiel711/
Venskel6792/
Wuenschell6789/
Wünschel63366/
Wenschel632/
Vinscuel631/
Wuenschel59277/
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