Winthorpe Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Winthorpe Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Winthorpe (Notts), 12th cent. Wime- t(h)orp, Domesday Wimuntorp = WlG- mund's Farm or Estate (Scandinavian) belonging to Winthorpe (Lincs), a.d- 1309-10 Winthorp

Winthorpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England871:640,43737,483
Scotland121:446,15118,166
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985

Winthorpe (15) may also be a first name.

Winthorpe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Winthorpe (Notts), 12th cent. Wime- t(h)orp, Domesday Wimuntorp = WlG- mund's Farm or Estate (Scandinavian) belonging to Winthorpe (Lincs), a.d- 1309-10 Winthorp

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Winthorpe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Winthorpe has its highest incidence in England. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Winthorpe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,727,723rd most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Winthorpe live; 89 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,900,335th most common first name internationally It is held by 15 people.

This surname is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 640,437. In England Winthorpe is primarily found in: Tyne and Wear, where 38 percent are found, Cumbria, where 14 percent are found and Merseyside, where 11 percent are found. Outside of England this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Winthorpe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Winthorpe has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Winthorpe surname rose 435 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Winthorp949/
Wientorp822/
Windtorp820/
Benthorpe780/
Wentorp7564/
Vindtorp711/
Wintourb711/
Ventorp6312/
Bentorp634/
Wintarv631/
Weintarb591/

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