Winstanley

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Wynnstān + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .

Proper noun

Winstanley (countable and uncountable, plural Winstanleys)

1. A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD5503).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• winstanleyite

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Winstanley is the 40909^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 533 individuals. Winstanley is most common among White (94.93%) individuals.

Further reading

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