Winstone Surname

126,699th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Winstone Surname Definition:

( English ) 1 belonging to Winstone (Glouc.), 14th cent. Winestone = the Battle-Stone (Monument) [Old English win(n, war, battle + stán] There is a tradition that this place owes its name to a stone erected by a king of Wessex to commemorate a victory.

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Winstone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4811:37,6224,909
Tanzania5921:89,4289,012
Wales4261:7,264809
New Zealand2011:22,5293,939
Canada1991:185,15418,322
Australia1901:142,08315,253
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
United States1581:2,294,044142,811
Kenya281:1,649,28235,844
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
China31:455,773,85521,925
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6241:39,0634,996
Wales1651:9,506580
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Winstone (5,682) may also be a first name.

Winstone Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

( English ) 1 belonging to Winstone (Glouc.), 14th cent. Winestone = the Battle-Stone (Monument) [Old English win(n, war, battle + stán] There is a tradition that this place owes its name to a stone erected by a king of Wessex to commemorate a victory.

2 the Anglo-Saxon (1oth cent.) pers. name Wynstan [As this (10th-cent.) name stands it is literally ‘Joy-Stone’ (Old English wyn(n, joy, pleasure); but, as this does not make good sense, it is pretty evident that it represents an earlier Winstán (Winestan occurs in Domesday-Bk.) = Battle-Stone (Old English win(n, war, battle), the 'stone’ prob. referring to a stone weapon] 3 conf. with Winston.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Winstone Last Name Facts

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

The last name Winstone is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Winstone? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 126,699th most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,032,788 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Winstone are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in British Isles. Winstone is also the 88,704th most frequent given name throughout the world It is held by 5,682 people.

It is most numerous in England, where it is held by 1,481 people, or 1 in 37,622. In England it is most prevalent in: Gloucestershire, where 12 percent are found, Greater London, where 11 percent are found and City of Bristol, where 7 percent are found. Apart from England this surname is found in 39 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 17 percent are found and Wales, where 12 percent are found.

Winstone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Winstone has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Winstone surname grew 237 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 258 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 451 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Winstone Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Winstone surname are 11.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.54% being registered with the political party.

The amount Winstone earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 815.84% more than the national average, earning R 2,176,390 per year; in United States they earn 4.44% less than the national average, earning $41,234 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.85% more than the national average, earning $50,601 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weinstone947/
Whinstone940/
Winston9335,728/
Wheinstone893/
Whinston8868/
Wenstone8822/
Winstoni888/
Wainston887/
Vinstone885/
Winnston884/
Winsston881/
Winstton881/
Winstonn880/
Wnston864/
Winstonis822/
Wheinston820/
Vinston80234/
Uinston8030/
Wynston8030/
Wenston8027/
Winstan8017/
Binston805/
Winstom803/
Wimston802/
Winstaan75177/
Benstone7532/
Venstone7524/
Winchton751/
Wenstonq751/
Bnston714/
Benstoine711/
Ouenstone711/
Benston67410/
Vinstan6715/
Winstam6710/
Vincton672/
Venston671/
Wemston671/
Binstan670/

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