Explore the Family Name Winham

The meaning of Winham

English: perhaps a variant of Wingham, a habitational name from Wingham, a place in Kent named from an unattested Old English personal name Wiga or Old English wīg ‘heathen temple’ + -inga- ‘of the family or followers of’ + hām ‘homestead’, i.e. ‘homestead of Wiga’s people’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Winham has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Winham was ranked 57,090th in popularity, but by 2010 it had dropped to 64,559th, marking a change of -13.08%. The count also fell from 334 in 2000 to 308 in 2010, indicating a decrease of -7.78%. The proportion of individuals with the Winham surname per 100,000 people declined by -16.67%, from an initial figure of 0.12 to 0.1.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,090	#64,559	-13.08%
Count	334	308	-7.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.1	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Winham

Regarding ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some shifts for the Winham surname. The percentage of Winhams identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased to zero in 2010 from 1.80% in 2000. However, those reporting two or more races increased significantly, jumping from 1.80% to 3.25%. The largest ethnic group for this surname, White, saw a small decrease from 91.02% to 89.61%. There was a slight increase in Hispanic representation, from zero in 2000 to 2.27% in 2010. The Black demographic saw a minor decrease from 4.49% to 4.22%, while American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.02%	89.61%	-1.55%
Black	4.49%	4.22%	-6.01%
Two or More Races	1.8%	3.25%	80.56%
Hispanic	0%	2.27%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.8%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%