Winslow Surname

25,071st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Winslow Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Winslow (Bucks: (Latin charter dated a.d. 795 Wines- hlauue; Heref.) = WiNE’s HiLL or Burial- Mound [the genit. of Old English wine, friend + hœe-w, hill, &c]

Winslow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States19,5581:18,5332,332
England7621:73,1218,342
Canada6291:58,5786,900
Australia951:284,16525,304
South Africa801:677,22149,167
New Zealand551:82,33311,809
Sweden531:185,78812,836
Scotland501:107,0767,147
Denmark271:209,06416,975
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
India111:69,733,217610,955
Barbados91:31,9391,516
United States Virgin Islands81:13,7971,930
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
China61:227,886,92811,701
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
France51:13,284,544357,392
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland441:100,6796,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3631:67,1507,643
Scotland141:267,3738,913
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,6571:8,8771,136

Winslow (2,277) may also be a first name.

Winslow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Winslow (Bucks: (Latin charter dated a.d. 795 Wines- hlauue; Heref.) = WiNE’s HiLL or Burial- Mound [the genit. of Old English wine, friend + hœe-w, hill, &c]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Winslow (Wine’s burial mound), in Buckinghamshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A parish in Buckinghamshire, and a township in Herefordshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. From the town of Winslow, in Buckinghamshire, England.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Winslow, a parish and market town co. Backs; or Winslow, a township co. Hereford. But see Onslow and Law.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

(English), Winneshlaw, Battle tumulus.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

A location name in Buckinghamshire, Herefordshire, Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Winslow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Winslow (Arabic: لنزلو) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Winslow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Winslow is the 25,071st most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 338,562 people. The surname Winslow is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Winslow reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Winslow is also the 156,335th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 2,277 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 19,558 people, or 1 in 18,533. In The United States Winslow is mostly concentrated in: California, where 11 percent reside, North Carolina, where 8 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 60 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Winslow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Winslow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Winslow last name rose 346 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 210 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 357 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Winslow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (77%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Winslow last name are 7.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.97% being registered with the political party.

The amount Winslow earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 103.78% more than the national average, earning R 484,260 per year; in United States they earn 3.53% more than the national average, earning $44,673 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.15% more than the national average, earning $52,738 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Windslow9339/
Winslowe934/
Winslows931/
Winsloww930/
Whinslow930/
Wnslow924/
Wenslow86100/
Wynslow866/
Winzlow863/
Wimslow861/
Winslof861/
Winslaw860/
Wienslaw8016/
Winsloff8010/
Wimdslow800/
Wenzlow7171/
Winsław7131/
Benslow7112/
Wenslaw719/
Vinslov714/
Venslow714/
Winclaw711/
Winslav711/
Wensloff67127/
Wiensław678/
Winzloff676/
Vinslova675/
Vinshlov671/
Wenslosf671/
Wensloef671/
Winzlawe671/

Winslow Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Winslow in the Arabic language
لنزلوlnzlw-

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Winslow Reference & Research

Winslow DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Winslow FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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