Explore the Family Name Wimbrow

The meaning of Wimbrow

English: perhaps a variant of Wimbury alias Winbury, a 17th-century Worcestershire, Staffordshire, and Gloucestershire name, itself possibly from an unrecorded Middle English female personal name Winburgh, -bury (Old English Wynnburh, formed with Old English wynn ‘joy’ and burg ‘fortress’). Alternatively, Wimbury might be habitational name, from Wembury (Devon) but there is no medieval evidence that this placename gave rise to a surname.

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How common is the last name Wimbrow in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Wimbrow saw a decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. It was ranked 77,222 in 2000 and slipped to 85,659 in 2010, which represents a change of -10.93%. The number of individuals with the Wimbrow surname also declined during this period, from 231 in 2000 to 218 in 2010, marking a -5.63% shift. Furthermore, for every 100,000 people, the proportion of those with this surname dropped by -22.22%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#77,222	#85,659	-10.93%
Count	231	218	-5.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.07	-22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wimbrow

When it comes to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of Wimbrows identify as White. In 2000, 97.4% of Wimbrows were White, but this percentage slightly decreased to 95.87% by 2010. There were no recorded changes in the number of Wimbrows who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Hispanic, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native during this decade. Please note that any suppressed data (S) is omitted to ensure individual privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.4%	95.87%	-1.57%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%