Wintersgill Surname
Approximately 410 people bear this surname
Wintersgill Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Winterscale,' i.e. the winter cot or hut; v. Scales. Wintersgill is a corruption, though -gill is a local suffix; compare Summerscales and Summersgill. The spot whence the surname arose lies in the parish of Ingleton, West Riding of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameWintersgill Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 266 | 1:209,466 | 18,018 |
| Canada | 65 | 1:566,855 | 47,218 |
| United States | 47 | 1:7,711,892 | 346,147 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 170 | 1:143,385 | 12,847 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Wintersgill Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Winterscale,' i.e. the winter cot or hut; v. Scales. Wintersgill is a corruption, though -gill is a local suffix; compare Summerscales and Summersgill. The spot whence the surname arose lies in the parish of Ingleton, West Riding of Yorkshire.
William Proctor, of Winterscall, parish of Ingleston (sic), 1611: Wills at Chester.
Magota de Wynterscale, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Wynterscalle, 1379: ibid.
Of these two, Magota lived in Ingleton, and John in Dent, in the immediate district. No further evidence is needed as regards the precise spot.
1638. Married — William Winterscale and Jane Hurd: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1769. — Thomas Loomes and Ann Wintersgill: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Scandinavian) Dweller at Winter’s Ravine [the pers. name is from the season (v. Winter)-Old Norse uetr, earlier *uintr (mod. Scandinavian vinter) + Old Norse gil, ravine]
Wintersgill Demographics
Average Wintersgill Salary in
United States
$31,969 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wintersgill Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wintersgill Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wintersgill occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wintersgill? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wintersgill is the 713,660th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 17,774,502 people. The surname Wintersgill is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Wintersgill reside; 69 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in British Isles.
This surname is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 266 people, or 1 in 209,466. In England Wintersgill is mostly found in: North Yorkshire, where 22 percent live, Durham, where 20 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 9 percent live. Excluding England Wintersgill exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.
Wintersgill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wintersgill has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Wintersgill last name expanded 156 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 1,175 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wintersgill Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wintersgill surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wintersgill earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 25.91% less than the national average, earning $31,969 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.15% less than the national average, earning $40,664 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wintergill | 95 | 3 | / |
| Wintresgill | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wintersgell | 91 | 0 | / |
| Winterszell | 82 | 0 | / |
| Winterseel | 76 | 58 | / |
| Wintersehl | 76 | 2 | / |
| Winterchild | 73 | 0 | / |
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