Winters Surname

7,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76,347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Winters Surname Definition:

Winter’s (Son): v. Winter.

Winters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States59,1621:6,127708
England3,3071:16,8492,439
Netherlands3,1741:5,320556
Canada3,1051:11,8671,771
Belgium1,7041:6,747875
Australia1,5481:17,4392,446
Germany1,1591:69,4618,877
Ireland8581:5,488864
Scotland5091:10,5181,447
Northern Ireland3611:5,111968
New Zealand3221:14,0632,450
Philippines2511:403,34051,517
Bahamas1641:2,389334
Brazil921:2,326,89571,923
Wales881:35,1653,495
South Africa741:732,13151,520
Thailand481:1,471,632200,579
Norway451:114,27315,150
France331:2,012,810168,616
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Sweden271:364,69525,646
China211:65,110,5513,537
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Israel111:777,96750,646
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
India91:85,229,487684,495
Estonia81:165,22626,217
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Saint Lucia71:25,5401,703
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Brunei21:209,3663,098
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Guam11:160,1214,893
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Malta11:430,2723,380
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland7461:5,938962
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0771:22,6333,174
Scotland1811:20,6812,040
Wales101:156,8426,008
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,5821:4,746586

Winters (294) may also be a first name.

Winters Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Winter’s (Son): v. Winter.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, German) Descendant of Winter (name given to one born during the winter); dweller at the white water; descendant of Winidhari (wind, army); one who dealt in wine.

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

Winters Last Name Facts

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

The surname Winters is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Winters click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Winters? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,447th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 95,453 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Winters reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 514,566th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 294 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 59,162 people, or 1 in 6,127. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 7 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 6 percent are found and Illinois, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 92 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 4 percent are found.

Winters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Winters has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Winters last name rose 559 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 307 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 115 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 281 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 880 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Winters Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (82%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Winters last name are 12.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.53% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Winters earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 33.55% more than the national average, earning 462,195 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 48.25% more than the national average, earning R 352,308 per year; in United States they earn 2.14% less than the national average, earning $42,227 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.08% less than the national average, earning $48,650 CAD per year.

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Winters Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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