Winward Surname

195,976th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Winward Surname Definition:

(English) As there is no trace of an Anglo-Saxon pers. name which this could represent it seems evident that the surname is for Winwood, q.v.

Winward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2561:288,58226,808
England6031:92,4019,913
Australia2401:112,48212,520
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3171:76,8948,364
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Winward (65) may also be a first name.

Winward Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) As there is no trace of an Anglo-Saxon pers. name which this could represent it seems evident that the surname is for Winwood, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Winward Last Name Facts

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

The last name Winward is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Winward? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 195,976th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,405,395 people. The surname Winward occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Winward live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,212,820th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 65 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,256 people, or 1 in 288,582. In The United States it is most numerous in: Utah, where 36 percent reside, Idaho, where 12 percent reside and California, where 5 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Winward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Winward has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Winward surname expanded 2,370 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 190 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Winward Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Winward last name are 17.74% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.51% being registered with the party.

The amount Winward earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.76% more than the national average, earning $47,792 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.99% less than the national average, earning $41,740 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weinward931/
Winwards930/
Binward862/
Wynward861/
Wenward860/
Vinward860/
Winword860/
Winnword800/
Wenword711/
Vinuard710/
Wenbard710/
Winworth674/
Wijnvoord6399/
Wainworth631/
Whinworth630/
Wmbard621/
Bimbard57118/
Benbard571/
Benuard570/
Wenworth5324/
Benuhard531/
Huinbart530/
Benwarth530/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Winward
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