Explore the Family Name Winbush

The meaning of Winbush

English: variant of Wimbish.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Winbush increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 14,877th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010, it had moved up to the 13,781st spot. This is a rise of 7.37 percent. The number of individuals with this surname also grew over this decade, from 1,825 to 2,195, representing a 20.27 percent increase. Likewise, the proportion of people named Winbush per 100,000 residents rose by 8.82 percent, from 0.68 to 0.74.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,877	#13,781	7.37%
Count	1,825	2,195	20.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.68	0.74	8.82%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Winbush

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Winbush saw some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as Black, although the percentage dropped slightly from 92.16 percent to 88.79 percent. Meanwhile, there were significant increases in the percentages of individuals identifying as Hispanic and those reporting two or more races. The percentage identifying as Hispanic nearly doubled from 1.26 percent to 2.32 percent, while those reporting two or more races jumped from 2.03 percent to 3.64 percent. Individuals identifying as White made up 4.27 percent of those with the surname in 2000 and 4.74 percent in 2010. No individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	92.16%	88.79%	-3.66%
White	4.27%	4.74%	11.01%
Two or More Races	2.03%	3.64%	79.31%
Hispanic	1.26%	2.32%	84.13%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%