Explore the Family Name Winegarner

The meaning of Winegarner

Americanized form of German Weingartner.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Winegarner has seen an increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 56,526th most common surname, but by 2010, it had moved up to the 52,736th position, indicating a 6.7% rise in its rank. In terms of absolute numbers, the count of individuals with this surname also rose from 338 in 2000 to 393 in 2010, marking a significant 16.27% increase. However, when expressed as a proportion per 100,000 people, the prevalence of the surname Winegarner remained unchanged at 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,526	#52,736	6.7%
Count	338	393	16.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.13	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Winegarner

In regards to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some changes between 2000 and 2010. The largest ethnic group associated with the surname Winegarner is White which, despite seeing a relative decrease of 4.58%, still made up 90.33% of Winegarner bearers in 2010. The surname has also been identified with those of Black ethnicity, who saw a considerable increase from 1.78% in 2000 to 3.56% in 2010. Notably, there was no recorded association of this surname with Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in either year. Meanwhile, the count of Hispanic individuals bearing the Winegarner surname showed a notable rise from 0 in 2000 to 2.8% in 2010. Lastly, the percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races increased slightly from 1.78% to 2.04%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.67%	90.33%	-4.58%
Black	1.78%	3.56%	100%
Hispanic	0%	2.8%	0%
Two or More Races	1.78%	2.04%	14.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%