Winthrop Surname
Approximately 1,790 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameWinthrop Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,241 | 1:292,070 | 27,079 |
| England | 256 | 1:217,649 | 18,479 |
| New Zealand | 73 | 1:62,032 | 9,583 |
| Panama | 52 | 1:75,236 | 3,168 |
| Ecuador | 48 | 1:331,372 | 9,295 |
| Canada | 41 | 1:898,673 | 68,969 |
| Australia | 35 | 1:771,306 | 49,759 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 76 | 1:320,729 | 21,086 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 157 | 1:319,864 | 25,024 |
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.
(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]
(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
(English) One who came from Winthorpe (Wina’s, or Wigmund’s, dairy farm), the name of places in Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.
Local. A corruption of Winthorp, or Winethorpe, the wine village, from win, wine, and thorp, a village.
(English), Pleasant village. (variant: Freudenburg.) JonN Winthrop, Governor of Massachusetts in 1630, was the son of Adam Winthrop, of Groton, co. Suffolk, Eng., Esq.
A location name in Lincolnshire.
Winthrop Demographics
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Winthrop Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Winthrop Come From? nationality or country of origin
Winthrop occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Winthrop.
How Common Is The Last Name Winthrop? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 226,705th most frequently used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,071,255 people. Winthrop occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Winthrop reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Winthrop is also the 231,753rd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 1,174 people.
It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,241 people, or 1 in 292,070. In The United States Winthrop is primarily found in: California, where 18 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States Winthrop is found in 27 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent reside and New Zealand, where 4 percent reside.
Winthrop Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Winthrop has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname 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 Winthrop last name is primarily 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 US average, with 55.83% registered with the 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winthrope | 94 | 74 | / |
| Weinthrop | 94 | 1 | / |
| Winthropp | 94 | 1 | / |
| Winthroup | 94 | 0 | / |
| Windthrop | 94 | 0 | / |
| Wintrop | 93 | 11 | / |
| Winthroope | 89 | 0 | / |
| Whinthrope | 89 | 0 | / |
| Weintrop | 88 | 76 | / |
| Waintrop | 88 | 21 | / |
| Wintrope | 88 | 4 | / |
| Wintrhop | 88 | 2 | / |
| Wintroup | 88 | 0 | / |
| Wynthrop | 88 | 0 | / |
| Wintrob | 80 | 60 | / |
| Wentrop | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weintrob | 75 | 211 | / |
| Wintroub | 75 | 136 | / |
| Waintrob | 75 | 11 | / |
| Wintroib | 75 | 1 | / |
| Benthrop | 75 | 0 | / |
| Weintroub | 71 | 75 | / |
| Waintroob | 71 | 20 | / |
| Waintroub | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bentrop | 67 | 15 | / |
| Vintrob | 67 | 15 | / |
| Vintrov | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wintraub | 63 | 36 | / |
| Wajntrob | 63 | 15 | / |
| Weintrab | 63 | 4 | / |
| Wayntrob | 63 | 3 | / |
| Bentroop | 63 | 0 | / |
| Bentroph | 63 | 0 | / |
| Weintreaub | 56 | 1 | / |
| Bentrob | 53 | 7 | / |
| Ventrov | 53 | 4 | / |
| Ventrap | 53 | 1 | / |
| Wentraub | 50 | 14 | / |
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