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Winearls Family History

Winearls Surname Meaning

Perhaps an alternative spelling of Winnalls, a variant of Winnall with post-medieval excrescent -s.

Winnall is primarily a Worcs surname, but it appears in 18th-century Norfolk with and without final -s.

Whether the Norfolk name is the same as the Worcs one by migration or has a different, more local origin is unknown.

Source: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, 2021


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Where is the Winearls family from?

You can see how Winearls families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Winearls family name was found in the UK in 1891. In 1891 there were 15 Winearls families living in Norfolk. This was about 75% of all the recorded Winearls's in United Kingdom. Norfolk had the highest population of Winearls families in 1891.
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What did your Winearls ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Cowman and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Winearls. 43% of Winearls men worked as a Cowman and 84% of Winearls women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Winearls were Shop Porter and Housekeeper.

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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.

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Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Cowman
    43%
  • Cotton Weaver
    29%
  • Shop Porter
    29%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    84%
  • Housekeeper
    17%

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Passenger Lists

There are 74 immigration records available for the last name Winearls. 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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Draft Cards

There are 38 military records available for the last name Winearls. For the veterans among your Winearls ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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