Winskill Surname

604,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 513 people bear this surname

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

Winskill 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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Winskill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3321:167,82515,507
United States591:6,143,372295,589
New Zealand561:80,86311,672
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Wales51:618,90625,852
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2401:101,56410,213
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Winskill 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 Last Name Facts

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

The last name Winskill occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Winskill? popularity and diffusion

It is the 604,614th most numerous last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 14,205,743 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Winskill live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Winskill is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 332 people, or 1 in 167,825. In England Winskill is most common in: Greater Manchester, where 11 percent live, Durham, where 10 percent live and Greater London, where 10 percent live. Not including England this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent live and New Zealand, where 11 percent live.

Winskill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Winskill has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Winskill surname increased 138 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 843 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Winskill Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Winskill surname are 35.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88.24% being registered with the political party.

The amount Winskill earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 1.31% more than the national average, earning R 240,756 per year; in United States they earn 9.32% more than the national average, earning $47,169 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.94% less than the national average, earning $43,252 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Winskil930/
Winskell8870/
Wenskill880/
Wienskiel8226/
Winskel8021/
Winschell7197/
Wieńskiel711/
Winschel63987/
Wuenskel631/
Wuenschell5689/
Venskel5392/
Wünschel50366/
Wenschel502/
Vinscuel501/

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