Explore the Family Name Winney

The meaning of Winney

1. Variant of Winnie, a surname of Flemish origin (see Winne). 2. English: from a Middle English survival of an unrecorded Old English female personal name Wyngifu, Wyngeofu, from wynn ‘joy’ + gifu, geofu ‘gift’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Winney" has seen a decline in popularity over the past decade. In 2000, it was ranked 41,203rd in terms of prevalence and it fell to 45,253rd by 2010, marking a decrease of 9.83%. The total count of individuals with this last name also decreased from 499 in 2000 to 473 in 2010, reflecting a reduction of 5.21%. The proportion of people named Winney per 100,000 in the population decreased by 11.11% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,203	#45,253	-9.83%
Count	499	473	-5.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.16	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Winney

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Winney'. The largest share of people with this last name identify as White, making up 89.43% of the total in 2010, a slight decrease from 89.58% in 2000. Individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those reporting two or more races recorded no representation among people named Winney. There was an increase in the proportion of those identifying as Hispanic, from 2.20% in 2000 to 2.54% in 2010, and an even more significant rise among those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, from 3.21% to 4.23%. Meanwhile, the proportion of Black individuals with this surname declined from 3.61% in 2000 to 2.96% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.58%	89.43%	-0.17%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	3.21%	4.23%	31.78%
Black	3.61%	2.96%	-18.01%
Hispanic	2.2%	2.54%	15.45%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.4%	0%	0%