Wynkoop Surname

171,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,503 people bear this surname

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

Wynkoop Surname Definition:

(Dutch) One who sold wine, a wine merchant; one who came from Wijnkoop (place where wine was sold), a small local district in Holland.

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Wynkoop Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4841:145,91715,068
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6621:75,8598,062

Wynkoop Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) One who sold wine, a wine merchant; one who came from Wijnkoop (place where wine was sold), a small local district in Holland.

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

User-submitted Reference

Wijnkoop means 'wine merchant' - someone who barrels wine and sells it (kooper or cooper). The first of this name in America, Pieter Wynkoop, came to New York in April 1623.

- cmburns23

Wynkoop Last Name Facts

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

Wynkoop occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wynkoop.

How Common Is The Last Name Wynkoop? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 171,927th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,911,525 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Wynkoop reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,484 people, or 1 in 145,917. In The United States it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found, Virginia, where 7 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 0 percent are found and Japan, where 0 percent are found.

Wynkoop Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wynkoop has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 375 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wynkoop Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wynkoop last name are 18.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.55% registered with the political party.

Wynkoop earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.85% more than the national average, earning $43,514 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wynekoop933/
Wynkcoop931/
Wynkoope930/
Whynkoop930/
Wynkop924/
Wyncoop86116/
Winkoop8622/
Wynkoup861/
Wynkoob861/
Wynkopp861/
Wynecoop80121/
Wienkoop8089/
Wijnkoop8055/
Whinkoop801/
Winkop772/
Wynkup770/
Winkopp7123/
Wienkop7121/
Wincoop715/
Wyncopp711/
Winkopf711/
Weinkopf67252/
Wienkopp671/
Wynecopp671/
Whincoop670/
Weinkopp670/
Weincoop670/
Wienkopf670/

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