Winton

English

Etymology

From either the Old English personal name Wine, which is a byname from wine (“friend”), or winn (“pasture”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Winton (usually uncountable, plural Wintons)

1. (uncoutable) A common placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY7810).
   2. A suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SZ0893).
   3. A suburban area of Salford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ7599).
   4. A hamlet in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4096).
   5. A town in Southland, New Zealand.
   6. A town, the county seat of Hertford County, North Carolina, United States.
   7. A census-designated place in Merced County, California, United States.
   8. A town in Winton township, Winton shire, Queensland, Australia
   9. A township in Winton shire, Queensland, Australia
   10. A shire of Queensland, Australia
   11. (archaic) Winchester (the city in Hampshire, England).
   12. Ellipsis of Shire of Winton.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Winton is the 8408^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3930 individuals. Winton is most common among White (77.61%) and Black/African American (15.29%) individuals.

Derived terms

• County of Winton
• Shire of Winton
• Township of Winton
• Winton County
• Winton Domesday
• Winton Shire
• Winton Township

 

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Winton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• in town, intown