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Winkworth Name Meaning

from Winkworth Farm in Lea (Wilts) which is recorded as Winkeworthe in 1248. It is also possible that the surname is from Winkworth Farm in Godalming (Surrey) considering the presence of medieval bearers in the county but there are no medieval forms for this place-name and so the early bearers in Surrey may be migrants from the Wilts place who later gave their name to the place in Surrey. The Wilts place-name derives from an Old English personal name *Wineca + Old English worð ‘enclosure’.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


Similar surnames: Wentworth, Silkworth, Ainsworth, Brinkworth, Whitworth, Hainsworth

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You can see how Winkworth families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Winkworth family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Winkworth families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 65 Winkworth families living in Ontario. This was about 98% of all the recorded Winkworth's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Winkworth families in 1911.
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What did your Winkworth ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Winkworth. 50% of Winkworth men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Winkworth women worked as a Stenographer. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    50%
  • Laborer
    25%
  • Foreman
    25%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Stenographer
    100%
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Between 1964 and 2004, in the United States, Winkworth life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1972, and highest in 1983. The average life expectancy for Winkworth in 1964 was 56, and 68 in 2004.

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