Winterson Surname

576,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Winterson Surname Definition:

Winter’s Son: v. Winter.

Winterson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2121:1,709,712113,287
England2021:275,83221,591
Wales381:81,4356,830
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1791:136,17512,443
Wales211:74,6863,520
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

Winterson (90) may also be a first name.

Winterson 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

Winterson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Winterson is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Winterson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Winterson is the 576,965th most commonly held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 13,371,644 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Winterson reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles. Winterson is also the 1,005,046th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 90 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 212 people, or 1 in 1,709,712. In The United States Winterson is primarily found in: Massachusetts, where 26 percent reside, Maryland, where 16 percent reside and California, where 11 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 37 percent reside and Wales, where 7 percent reside.

Winterson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Winterson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Winterson surname grew 326 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 113 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 181 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 175 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Winterson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Winterson last name are 2.87% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.1% registered with the political party.

The amount Winterson earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 26.36% more than the national average, earning $54,521 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.48% less than the national average, earning $49,443 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wintersonn953/
Winterssong901/
Wintersun899/
Wintersen897/
Winterjon891/
Wintersan891/
Winthersén843/
Winterseen842/
Benterson780/
Wintershum740/
Wintershausen7313/

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