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Winthrop Surname Meaning

English (Cumberland and Durham): habitational name from any of the places in Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire called Winthorpe. The former is named with the Old English personal name or byname Wine meaning ‘friend’ + Old Norse thorp ‘settlement’.

The Lincolnshire placename probably derives from the Old English personal name Wine + Old Norse thorp ‘secondary settlement outlying farmstead’.

The Nottinghamshire placename derives from the Old English personal name Wīgmund or the Old Norse personal name Vígmundr + Old Norse thorp.

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


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You can see how Winthrop families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Winthrop family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Winthrop families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 9 Winthrop families living in Manitoba. This was about 53% of all the recorded Winthrop's in Canada. Manitoba had the highest population of Winthrop families in 1911.
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What did your Winthrop ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Winthrop. 100% of Winthrop men worked as a Farmer.

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  • Farmer
    100%

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Between 1957 and 2004, in the United States, Winthrop life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1957, and highest in 1986. The average life expectancy for Winthrop in 1957 was 55, and 74 in 2004.

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