Winterbourne Surname

480,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 694 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Winterbourne Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller by a Winter-Brook, i.e. a stream which flows only in the winter (the wet season) [Old English winterburne]

Winterbourne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4981:111,88411,526
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Wales141:221,03813,576
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
China21:683,660,78330,601
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2791:87,3679,159
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Winterbourne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller by a Winter-Brook, i.e. a stream which flows only in the winter (the wet season) [Old English winterburne]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Properly a torrent which runs only in the rainy season of winter. Many localities in the West and other parts of England are so called.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Gloucestershire.

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

Winterbourne Last Name Facts

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

The last name Winterbourne is most common in England. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Winterbourne? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 480,521st most commonly held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 10,500,787 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Winterbourne are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 74 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Winterbourne is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 498 people, or 1 in 111,884. In England Winterbourne is most prevalent in: Oxfordshire, where 19 percent reside, Berkshire, where 13 percent reside and Greater London, where 9 percent reside. Aside from England it is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Winterbourne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Winterbourne has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Winterbourne last name rose 178 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 2,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Winterbourne Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Winterbourne are 5.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.09% being registered with the party.

The amount Winterbourne earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.61% more than the national average, earning $45,571 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.2% less than the national average, earning $49,583 CAD per year.

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