Winterton Surname

139,381st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Winterton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Winterton,' two parishes, one in Norfolk, the other in that of Lincoln.

Richard de Winterton, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter de Winterton, Warwickshire, ibid.

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Winterton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2311:294,44327,275
England1,0541:52,8636,476
Australia4191:64,4297,723
Canada2041:180,61617,977
South Africa1461:371,08033,514
France641:1,037,855114,367
Scotland201:267,69112,985
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Wales111:281,32115,850
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
China21:683,660,78330,601
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6801:35,8464,669
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

Winterton (71) may also be a first name.

Winterton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Winterton,' two parishes, one in Norfolk, the other in that of Lincoln.

Richard de Winterton, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter de Winterton, Warwickshire, ibid.

Henry de Wyntreton, Staffordshire, Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1636. Robert Winterton and Mary Bateman: Marriage Lic.(London).

1636. Buried — A still-born child of Thomas Winterton: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) belonging to Winterton (Norf.: Domesday Wintretuna; Linc.), 13th cent. Winterton = Winter’s Farm or Estate [v. Winter, and + Old English tún]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in cos. Lincoln and Norfolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. From the village of Winterton, in the county of Norfolk, England, so called from its cold situation.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Lincolnshire, Norfolk.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Amongst the ancient Leicestershire names now rare in the county is that of Winterton, which is derived from a Lincolnshire town. The Wintertons of Wibtoft were an old gentle family holding property in Wibtoft, in the parish of Claybrook, for 200 years, namely, during the 17th and 18th centuries (M.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Winterton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Winterton is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Winterton.

How Common Is The Last Name Winterton? popularity and diffusion

Winterton is the 139,381st most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,272,387 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Winterton are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Winterton is also the 1,152,838th most frequently used given name worldwide It is held by 71 people.

The surname Winterton is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,231 people, or 1 in 294,443. In The United States Winterton is primarily found in: Utah, where 32 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Illinois, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States it exists in 23 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.

Winterton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Winterton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Winterton last name grew 1,207 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 155 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 367 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Winterton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Winterton are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.73% registered with the party.

The amount Winterton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 159.95% more than the national average, earning R 617,748 per year; in United States they earn 16.18% more than the national average, earning $50,130 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.96% more than the national average, earning $68,047 CAD per year.

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