Winterburn Surname

154,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,832 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Winterburn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Winterburn,' a township in the parish of Gargrave, near Skipton, Yorkshire There are also twenty parishes called Winterbourne in England. For suggested origin, v. Winter and Burn.

Walter de Winterburne, Oxfordshire, 1273.

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Winterburn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4031:39,7145,126
United States4391:825,64763,294
Canada3051:120,80512,696
Australia2471:109,29412,192
New Zealand1761:25,7294,511
South Africa931:582,55644,854
Thailand681:1,038,799157,648
Scotland461:116,3877,543
Wales281:110,5198,545
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8391:29,0533,919
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1121:448,38132,409

Winterburn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Winterburn,' a township in the parish of Gargrave, near Skipton, Yorkshire There are also twenty parishes called Winterbourne in England. For suggested origin, v. Winter and Burn.

Walter de Winterburne, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas de Wynterburn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1672. Baptised — Warrdell, s. William Winterborne: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(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

Winterburn Last Name Facts

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

Winterburn is most common in England. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Winterburn? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 154,907th most widespread surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,573,286 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Winterburn are found; 52 percent are found in Northern Europe and 52 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Winterburn is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 1,403 people, or 1 in 39,714. In England it is most frequent in: West Yorkshire, where 23 percent are found, North Yorkshire, where 11 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 9 percent are found. Outside of England Winterburn is found in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

Winterburn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Winterburn has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Winterburn last name rose 167 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 392 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Winterburn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Winterburn last name are 17.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.83% registered with the political party.

The amount Winterburn earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.29% more than the national average, earning R 354,780 per year; in United States they earn 1.79% less than the national average, earning $42,378 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.97% more than the national average, earning $51,654 CAD per year.

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