Explore the Family Name Winfree

The meaning of Winfree

English: variant of Winfrey.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Winfree has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the rank of the surname was 12,502, while in 2010 it dropped to 12,886, marking a 3.07% decrease. Despite this drop in ranking, the number of people carrying the Winfree surname actually increased from 2,273 to 2,387, showing a growth of 5.02%. Nonetheless, when considering the proportion per 100k, there's a small decline from 0.84 to 0.81, a change of -3.57%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,502	#12,886	-3.07%
Count	2,273	2,387	5.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.84	0.81	-3.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Winfree

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The highest percentage of individuals with the Winfree surname identify as White, though that number has decreased slightly from 78.18% to 75.24%. There were increases in all other categories. Those identifying as Black went from 17.47% to 19.06%, an increase of 9.10%, while those who identify as Asian/Pacific Islander rose from 0.44% to 0.50%, a 13.64% increase. The largest increase was within the Hispanic group, which grew from 0.97% to 1.42%, a substantial rise of 46.39%. Those identifying as two or more races also saw a significant increase from 2.33% to 3.02%, a change of 29.61%. Small growth was also observed among the American Indian and Alaskan Native group, where numbers rose from 0.62% to 0.75%, marking a 20.97% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
White	78.18%	75.24%	-3.76%
Black	17.47%	19.06%	9.1%
Two or More Races	2.33%	3.02%	29.61%
Hispanic	0.97%	1.42%	46.39%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.62%	0.75%	20.97%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.44%	0.5%	13.64%