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Winterburn Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire): habitational name from any of various places called with Old English winter-burna ‘winter stream’ for a stream which only flows or flows at a faster rate during the winter and more or less dries up in summer such as Winterburn in Gargrave (Yorkshire) Winterbourne (Berkshire Gloucestershire) Winterbourne Bassett (Wiltshire) or one of thirteen parishes named Winterborne in Dorset including Winterborne Abbas Winterborne Monkton and Winterborne Zelstone. In most cases the form Winterburn can be associated with Winterburn in Gargrave (Yorkshire) though no such association can be made between other surname forms and corresponding placenames.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Winterberg, Winburn, Winterton, Winter, Winton, Waterbury, Canterbury

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Where is the Winterburn family from?

You can see how Winterburn families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Winterburn family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Winterburn families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 34 Winterburn families living in Ontario. This was about 81% of all the recorded Winterburn's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Winterburn families in 1911.
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What did your Winterburn ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Housewife were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Winterburn. 74% of Winterburn men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Winterburn women worked as a Housewife. .

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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
    74%
  • Laborer
    14%
  • Engineer
    14%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Housewife
    100%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Winterburn. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Winterburn. For the veterans among your Winterburn ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Winterburn lifespan?

Between 1962 and 2003, in the United States, Winterburn life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2003, and highest in 1991. The average life expectancy for Winterburn in 1962 was 88, and 45 in 2003.

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