Winthrop Surname

226,705th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,790 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Winthrop Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Winthorpe,' parishes in Lincoln and Nottinghamshire, v. Thorp.

1539. Baptised — Alice, d. Ade Wintrop: St Peter, Cornhill.

1543. — Bridget Wintrope: ibid.

1714.

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Winthrop Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2411:292,07027,079
England2561:217,64918,479
New Zealand731:62,0329,583
Panama521:75,2363,168
Ecuador481:331,3729,295
Canada411:898,67368,969
Australia351:771,30649,759
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England761:320,72921,086
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1571:319,86425,024

Winthrop (1,174) may also be a first name.

Winthrop Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Winthorpe,' parishes in Lincoln and Nottinghamshire, v. Thorp.

1539. Baptised — Alice, d. Ade Wintrop: St Peter, Cornhill.

1543. — Bridget Wintrope: ibid.

1714. Married — Peter Wentrup and Jane Archer: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) belonging to Winthorpe (Notts), 12th cent. Wime- t(h)orp, Domesday Wimuntorp = WlG- mund's Farm or Estate [v. Wigmund, and + Old English þorp] (Scandinavian) belonging to Winthorpe (Lincs), a.d- 1309-10 Winthorp [Old Norse porp, a farm: the first elem. prob. represents one of the Old Norse Uin- (uin-r, friend) names]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(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

(English) One who came from Winthorpe (Wina’s, or Wigmund’s, dairy farm), the name of places in Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Local. A corruption of Winthorp, or Winethorpe, the wine village, from win, wine, and thorp, a village.

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

(English), Pleasant village. (variant: Freudenburg.) JonN Winthrop, Governor of Massachusetts in 1630, was the son of Adam Winthrop, of Groton, co. Suffolk, Eng., Esq.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

A location name in Lincolnshire.

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

Winthrop Last Name Facts

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

Winthrop is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Winthrop? popularity and diffusion

It is the 226,705th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,071,255 people. The last name Winthrop occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Winthrop live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 231,753rd most widely held given name on earth, held by 1,174 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,241 people, or 1 in 292,070. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 18 percent live, New York, where 11 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States it is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent live and New Zealand, where 4 percent live.

Winthrop Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Winthrop has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Winthrop last name rose 790 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 337 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Winthrop Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Winthrop last name are 2.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.83% registered with the political party.

The amount Winthrop earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.27% more than the national average, earning $51,032 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.28% more than the national average, earning $51,808 CAD per year.

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