Winwick Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Winwick Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Winwick (Lancs: 13th cent. Wynewyc, Wynquic, 12th cent. Wynewhik, Winequic, Winewich; Hunts: Domesday Winewiche; Northants: Domesday Winewic, Winewiche) = Wine’s Place [the pers. name is Old English wine, lriend; and v.

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Winwick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland161:334,61415,044
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland251:149,7296,268
England61:4,062,562101,150

Winwick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Winwick (Lancs: 13th cent. Wynewyc, Wynquic, 12th cent. Wynewhik, Winequic, Winewich; Hunts: Domesday Winewiche; Northants: Domesday Winewic, Winewiche) = Wine’s Place [the pers. name is Old English wine, lriend; and v. under Wick] Joh’es de Winwik (of York).—Charter-Rolls, A.D. 1358.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably from Winnick in Lanreath; from winnick, a marsh, a fenny or moorish place. The family are now extinct, except in the female line. It is said that the slang word "winwicked" (pronounced in the West winnicked), used in Cornwall to denote that one has been overreached, arose from the circumstance that the last male representative of this family was, from tradition, celebrated for making good bargains, and that consequently everybody in Cornwall knows what is meant when the question is asked, "Have you been winnicked?" i. e. taken in.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Winwick Last Name Facts

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

Winwick occurs in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Winwick? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,034,050th most widespread surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Winwick is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Winwick are found; 88 percent are found in Northern Europe and 88 percent are found in British Isles.

Winwick is most commonly used in Scotland, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 334,614. In Scotland it is mostly concentrated in: City of Edinburgh, where 81 percent reside and East Lothian, where 19 percent reside. Without taking into account Scotland Winwick occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Winwick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Winwick has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the Winwick surname decreased 36 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it decreased 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Winvick8615/
Binwick861/
Binwic774/
Winbäck7152/
Binweck7115/
Venwick711/
Wenvick710/
Weinweig671/
Vnwik671/
Weinevik671/

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