Winstanley Surname

51,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,961 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Winstanley Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Winstanley (Lanc.), a.d. 1356 Wynstanlegh, a.d. 1252 Wynstaneslegh, a.d. 1212 Winstaneslege = Wynstan s Lea [for the pers. name see under Winstone2; and + Old English leáh (fem. dat. leáge), meadow]

Winstanley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6,8431:8,1421,195
United States8421:430,47437,141
Australia6211:43,4715,512
Canada5461:67,4837,779
New Zealand2461:18,4083,224
Wales2331:13,2811,473
South Africa1121:483,73039,862
Scotland991:54,0794,572
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Ireland431:109,5105,657
Philippines421:2,410,434128,915
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
France291:2,290,439180,028
Peru251:1,271,36521,041
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Andorra11:83,8382,381
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,9991:8,1281,238
Wales351:44,8122,341
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:678,63144,191

Winstanley (20) may also be a first name.

Winstanley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Winstanley (Lanc.), a.d. 1356 Wynstanlegh, a.d. 1252 Wynstaneslegh, a.d. 1212 Winstaneslege = Wynstan s Lea [for the pers. name see under Winstone2; and + Old English leáh (fem. dat. leáge), meadow]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in the parish of Wigan, co. Lancaster, where the family are found temp. Henry III.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(English), Battle or Victory stone field.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

A location name in Lancashire.

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

The Winstanleys, who take their name from a Lancashire township, have long been known in Liverpool, and still reside there. John Winstanley was mayor in 1553, and Henry Winstanley filled the same office in 1752 (B. L.). There was a Robert de Wvnstanleghe of Rishton in the 14th century (W. W.); and a gentle family of Winstanley lived at Branston, Leicestershire, in the 17th and 18th centuries (L.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Winstanley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Winstanley is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Winstanley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Winstanley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 51,463rd most commonly held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 731,608 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Winstanley live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in British Isles. Winstanley is also the 2,446,817th most widespread given name internationally. It is borne by 20 people.

The surname Winstanley is most numerous in England, where it is held by 6,843 people, or 1 in 8,142. In England Winstanley is most frequent in: Greater Manchester, where 31 percent reside, Merseyside, where 12 percent reside and Lancashire, where 9 percent reside. Not including England it occurs in 52 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Winstanley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Winstanley has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Winstanley surname grew 228 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,138 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 666 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,414 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 614 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Winstanley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Winstanley surname is predominantly Catholic (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States Winstanley are 12.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.88% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Winstanley earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 70.7% more than the national average, earning S/. 33,091 per year; in South Africa they earn 16.61% more than the national average, earning R 277,104 per year; in United States they earn 6.29% more than the national average, earning $45,865 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.28% less than the national average, earning $48,053 CAD per year.

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Winstanley Reference & Research

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

Winstanley 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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