Wintrup Surname
Approximately 172 people bear this surname
Wintrup Surname Definition:
A Roxburghshire surname of local origin from a place named Winterhope. There was a Winterupe in Jedburgh in the eighteenth century, and there is a Winterhope Burn in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, and a Winterhopehead (in 1622 Winterhoipheid) near Ecclefechan.
Read More About This SurnameWintrup Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 49 | 1:751,951 | 59,756 |
| England | 34 | 1:1,638,766 | 68,634 |
| United States | 32 | 1:11,326,842 | 445,236 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 69 | 1:54,250 | 3,600 |
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Wintrup Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Roxburghshire surname of local origin from a place named Winterhope. There was a Winterupe in Jedburgh in the eighteenth century, and there is a Winterhope Burn in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, and a Winterhopehead (in 1622 Winterhoipheid) near Ecclefechan. Brockie (The Gypsies of Yetholm, p. 66) says this name was assumed by gypsies to hide their origin. Walter Winterhoip in Spittell was charged with trespass on the lands of Sir Andrew Ker of Oxenhame in 1619 (RPC., XII p. 20), and Robert Winterhope and others, servitors to James Ker of Bewlie, were charged with riot and assault in 1622 (ibid., p. 628). Jhone Wintroip in Elestoune in 1608 was probably father of John Winterope in Erlleistoune in 1657 (RRM., I, p. 70,141). Another John Wintrope took part in field conventicles in 1684 (ibid., III, p. 43), and a third John Wintrop was portioner of Newsteid in 1681 (ibid., III, p. 103). James Wintrop in Pathfoot, 1722 (Dumfries).
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Wintrup Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wintrup Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wintrup is carried by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wintrup click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wintrup? popularity and diffusion
Wintrup is the 1,310,135th most frequently held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. Wintrup is mostly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Wintrup are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most prevalent in Canada, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 751,951. In Canada Wintrup is most numerous in: British Columbia, where 59 percent are found, Alberta, where 12 percent are found and Ontario, where 10 percent are found. Barring Canada Wintrup exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.
Wintrup Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wintrup has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 378 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 640 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wintrup Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wintrup last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wintrup earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 24.92% less than the national average, earning $32,398 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.13% more than the national average, earning $59,188 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waintrup | 93 | 12 | / |
| Winthrup | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wintroup | 93 | 0 | / |
| Wintrupt | 93 | 0 | / |
| Weintraup | 88 | 6 | / |
| Whinthrup | 88 | 0 | / |
| Winthroup | 88 | 0 | / |
| Wentrup | 86 | 184 | / |
| Wintrub | 86 | 10 | / |
| Wintroub | 80 | 136 | / |
| Waintrub | 80 | 50 | / |
| Weintrub | 80 | 48 | / |
| Wintraub | 80 | 36 | / |
| Wintrust | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wintroud | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wintrout | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bintru | 77 | 6 | / |
| Weintraub | 75 | 8,898 | / |
| Waintraub | 75 | 238 | / |
| Weintroub | 75 | 75 | / |
| Wientraub | 75 | 14 | / |
| Waintroub | 75 | 2 | / |
| Weintreub | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bentrup | 71 | 1,590 | / |
| Vintrou | 71 | 186 | / |
| Ventrup | 71 | 60 | / |
| Wintrob | 71 | 60 | / |
| Böntrup | 71 | 12 | / |
| Vimtrup | 71 | 10 | / |
| Vintrus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weintrraub | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wintroe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Winthroope | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vintraud | 67 | 20 | / |
| Wentraub | 67 | 14 | / |
| Vintroux | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wayntrub | 67 | 1 | / |
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