Winston Family History

Winston Surname Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Wynstan (Old English Wynstān from wynn ‘joy’ + stān ‘stone’). English: habitational name principally from Winson and Winstone (Gloucestershire) or Winston (Suffolk) occasionally perhaps from Winston (Durham), Winston in Brixton (Devon), or Winstone Farm near Wroxall (Isle of Wight).

Winstone (Gloucestershire) derives from the Old English personal name Wynna + Old English stān ‘stone’. Winson (Gloucestershire) and the Suffolk, Durham, and Devon placenames derive from the Old English personal name Wine (genitive Wines) + Old English tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. The Isle of Wight placename derives from the Old English personal name Wynsige + Old English tūn.

Americanized form of Jewish Weinstein. Welsh (southern): adopted for Welsh Trewin ‘house or farm (tref) of Wyn’. According to Morgan and Morgan, it is thought that Tre-wyn in Crucornau Fawr in Gwent (Monmouthshire) is the source of this Welsh surname.

This name has been established in the county of Waterford, Ireland, since 157.

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

Similar surnames: Winton, Whiston, Hinton, Linton, Wilton, Hingston, Liston, Kinson, Swanston, Kington

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You can see how Winston families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Winston family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Winston families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 8 Winston families living in British Columbia. This was about 32% of all the recorded Winston's in Canada. British Columbia and 1 other province had the highest population of Winston families in 1911.

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In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Winston.

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Farmer

34%

Labourer

23%

Plasterer

23%

garage

23%

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Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Winston life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1940, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Winston in 1940 was 8, and 74 in 2004.

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Winston Surname Meaning

This name has been established in the county of Waterford, Ireland, since 157.

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

Where is the Winston family from?

What did your Winston ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Winston.

Data not to scale

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

Farmer

34%

Labourer

23%

Plasterer

23%

garage

23%

What Winston family records will you find?

What is the average Winston lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Winston life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1940, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Winston in 1940 was 8, and 74 in 2004.

Winston Family History

Winston Surname Meaning

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