Explore the Family Name Winson

The meaning of Winson

English (Derbyshire): from a Middle English survival of the Old English personal name Wine, with patronymic -son ‘son of Wine’. See Wynn.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Winson has seen a decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Winson was ranked 46,678 and by 2010 it had dropped to 55,121—a change of -18.09%. The count of people with this surname also decreased during this time period, from 429 in 2000 to 373 in 2010, marking a decline of -13.05%. The proportion of individuals with the Winson surname per 100k people also dropped from 0.16 to 0.13, a drop of -18.75%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,678	#55,121	-18.09%
Count	429	373	-13.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.13	-18.75%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Winson

The ethnicity breakdown of those with the surname Winson changed slightly between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The White demographic remained the majority at 82.52% in 2000, slightly decreasing to 81.50% by 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Black made up 11.42% of the Winson population in 2000, which also saw a slight decrease to 10.72% by 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races decreased by -20.46%, from 3.03% to 2.41%. Despite no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000, by 2010, they accounted for 2.95% of the Winson population. However, the Hispanic representation went down from 1.40% in 2000 to zero in 2010. No significant changes were recorded for those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	82.52%	81.5%	-1.24%
Black	11.42%	10.72%	-6.13%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.95%	0%
Two or More Races	3.03%	2.41%	-20.46%
Hispanic	1.4%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%