Winchester is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 10 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Winchester
No. of characters: 10
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

One who came from Winchester, i.e., Roman fort of Wintan, in Hampshire.

Wintan ceaster, Winta's castle.

How popular is Winchester?

Winchester is common in United States, England, Canada, Australia, Trinidad and Tobago, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, New Caledonia, Brazil.

Winchester is ranked 26569 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Winchester bearers increased by 2.76 per cent in 2010 US census to 10480 since 2000, the surname slipped by 201 spots and ranked at 3413. The last name was found in around 4 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 78.17 81.32
Black 15.49 14.42
Others 2.34 1.76
Hispanic or Latino 2.14 1.28
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.08 0.68
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.79 0.53
Winchester is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Cook Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 20257 people have been found who wears Winchester as their family name. Winchester is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Winchester:
3,186 United States14,317
Countries with thousands of Winchester:
3,691 England2,058
Countries with hundreds of Winchester:
4,691 Canada997
4,503 Australia790
494 Trinidad and Tobago474
2,209 New Zealand357
2,316 Scotland270
27,999 South Africa189
109 New Caledonia166
53,537 Brazil132
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,483 Wales65
1,039 French Polynesia61
9,899 Venezuela57
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,723 Northern Ireland46
159 Cook Islands22
1,083 Jersey19
328,346 Thailand18
37,235 Hungary15
5,530 China13
390,383 Indonesia12
26,155 Chile11
235,042 Germany11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
1,555 United States Virgin Islands10
81,846 Netherlands10
81,336 Sweden9
684,495 India9
45,470 Mexico9
62,476 Israel8
238,248 Philippines7
5,222 Hong Kong6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

William Winchester was 31 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on May 15, 1846. He lived in Great Britain where he worked as servant and took Letitia Heyes from Liverpool. U Winchester, aged 20, William Winchester, 17 years old Jane Winchester, Immigrant David Winchester, Spinster Isabella Winchester, James Winchester, aged 44, Mary Winchester, Sarah Winchester (20), and 5 other Winchester around 50% of whom were servant while others worked as farmer migrated to US.

From Germany

John Winchester was 30 years old when he migrated to USA on August 13, 1878. He lived in Saxony where he worked as student and took Gellert from Hamburg & Havre.

Winchester Namesakes

  • Eadburh of Winchester, daughter of King Edward the Elder of England and his third wife
  • Saer de Quincy, 1st Earl of Winchester, was one of the leaders of the baronial rebellion against John
  • Benjamin Winchester, early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement
  • Nigel Paulet, 18th Marquess of Winchester, British peer and the premier Marquess of England
  • James Winchester, officer in the Continental Army
  • Charles Paulet, 13th Marquess of Winchester, from 1794 until 1800
  • Caleb Thomas Winchester, American English scholar
  • James R. Winchester, American lawyer and judge
  • Ian Winchester, discus thrower from New Zealand
  • Lyfing of Winchester, Anglo-Saxon prelate
  • Æthelwold of Winchester, was Bishop of Winchester
  • Daniel of Winchester, was Bishop of the West Saxons
  • John de Winchester, 15th-century English cleric
  • Hunfrith of Winchester, medieval Bishop of Winchester
  • Cyneheard of Winchester, medieval Bishop of Winchester
  • Æthelheard of Winchester, medieval Bishop of Winchester
  • Cyneberht of Winchester, medieval Bishop of Winchester
  • Ealhmund of Winchester, medieval Bishop of Winchester
  • Beorhthelm of Winchester, was Bishop of Winchester sometime between 959
  • Cenwulf of Winchester, medieval Bishop of Winchester
  • Ælfwine of Winchester, was Bishop of Winchester
  • Sarah Winchester, American heiress
  • Oliver Winchester, American businessman and politician
  • Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester, 'Gules, seven mascles or 3,3,1
  • Simon Winchester, British-American author and journalist
  • William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester, English Lord High Treasurer
  • Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester, "
  • Brad Winchester, former professional ice hockey left winger
  • Jesse Winchester, James Ridout "Jesse" Winchester Jr
  • William Wirt Winchester, treasurer of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company
  • John Paulet, 5th Marquess of Winchester, third but eldest surviving son of William Paulet and his successor as 5th Marquess of Winchester
  • Celia Thomas, Baroness Thomas of Winchester, founding member of the Liberal Party in Winchester
  • Shurwayne Winchester, Tobagonian soca musician
  • Boyd Winchester, United States Representative from Kentucky
  • Colin Winchester, assistant commissioner
  • Jack Winchester, professional ice hockey player
  • John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester, English peer
  • William Paulet, 3rd Marquess of Winchester, English nobleman, the son of John Paulet
  • William Paulet, 4th Marquess of Winchester, English nobleman, the son of William Paulet
  • Eadmund of Winchester, 9th-century Englishman
  • Kennard Winchester, retired American professional basketball player
  • Scott Winchester, American former professional baseball player

Winchester Namesakes

  • Eadburh of Winchester, daughter of King Edward the Elder of England and his third wife
  • Saer de Quincy, 1st Earl of Winchester, was one of the leaders of the baronial rebellion against John
  • Benjamin Winchester, early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement
  • Nigel Paulet, 18th Marquess of Winchester, British peer and the premier Marquess of England
  • James Winchester, officer in the Continental Army
  • Charles Paulet, 13th Marquess of Winchester, from 1794 until 1800
  • Caleb Thomas Winchester, American English scholar
  • James R. Winchester, American lawyer and judge
  • Ian Winchester, discus thrower from New Zealand
  • Lyfing of Winchester, Anglo-Saxon prelate
  • Æthelwold of Winchester, was Bishop of Winchester
  • Daniel of Winchester, was Bishop of the West Saxons
  • John de Winchester, 15th-century English cleric
  • Hunfrith of Winchester, medieval Bishop of Winchester
  • Cyneheard of Winchester, medieval Bishop of Winchester
  • Æthelheard of Winchester, medieval Bishop of Winchester
  • Cyneberht of Winchester, medieval Bishop of Winchester
  • Ealhmund of Winchester, medieval Bishop of Winchester
  • Beorhthelm of Winchester, was Bishop of Winchester sometime between 959
  • Cenwulf of Winchester, medieval Bishop of Winchester
  • Ælfwine of Winchester, was Bishop of Winchester
  • Sarah Winchester, American heiress
  • Oliver Winchester, American businessman and politician
  • Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester, 'Gules, seven mascles or 3,3,1
  • Simon Winchester, British-American author and journalist
  • William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester, English Lord High Treasurer
  • Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester, "
  • Brad Winchester, former professional ice hockey left winger
  • Jesse Winchester, James Ridout "Jesse" Winchester Jr
  • William Wirt Winchester, treasurer of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company
  • John Paulet, 5th Marquess of Winchester, third but eldest surviving son of William Paulet and his successor as 5th Marquess of Winchester
  • Celia Thomas, Baroness Thomas of Winchester, founding member of the Liberal Party in Winchester
  • Shurwayne Winchester, Tobagonian soca musician
  • Boyd Winchester, United States Representative from Kentucky
  • Colin Winchester, assistant commissioner
  • Jack Winchester, professional ice hockey player
  • John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester, English peer
  • William Paulet, 3rd Marquess of Winchester, English nobleman, the son of John Paulet
  • William Paulet, 4th Marquess of Winchester, English nobleman, the son of William Paulet
  • Eadmund of Winchester, 9th-century Englishman
  • Kennard Winchester, retired American professional basketball player
  • Scott Winchester, American former professional baseball player

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