Winterscale Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Winterscale Surname Definition:

(Scand) Dweller at a Winter Hut or Shed [Old Norse uetr, for earlier *uintr (mod. Scandinavian vinter) + skáli] Magota de Wynterscale.— Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Cp. the Heref. place-name Wintercott.

Winterscale Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354

Winterscale Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scand) Dweller at a Winter Hut or Shed [Old Norse uetr, for earlier *uintr (mod. Scandinavian vinter) + skáli] Magota de Wynterscale.— Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Cp. the Heref. place-name Wintercott.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison
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Winterscale Demographics

Winterscale Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 3 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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Winterscale Last Name Facts

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

The surname Winterscale occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Winterscale? popularity and diffusion

The last name Winterscale is the 6,063,924th most numerous surname internationally, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Winterscale occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Winterscale live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,417,770. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 90 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 10 percent are found.

Winterscale Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Winterscale last name is chiefly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

Winterscale earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 108.69% more than the national average, earning R 495,924 per year.

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Wintersole8631/
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Winter-Sokol701/
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