Winston

English

Etymology

From Old English personal name Wine, in the genitive singular case Wines + tūn (“farm, village”).[1] [2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɪn.stən/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪnstən

Proper noun

Winston

  1. A male given name derived from the place name.
    1. Winston Churchill, a famous British prime minister.
  2. A surname.
  3. A place in England:
    1. A village and civil parish in County Durham (OS grid ref NZ1316). [3]
    2. A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM1861). [4]
  4. A place in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Polk County, Florida.
    2. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Georgia.
    3. A village in Daviess County, Missouri.
    4. A census-designated place in Broadwater County, Montana.
    5. A census-designated place in Sierra County, New Mexico.
    6. A city in Douglas County, Oregon.
  5. A suburb of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Winston is the 1662nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 21,667 individuals. Winston is most common among White (30.30%) individuals.

References

  1. ^ “Winston” in: J. van der Schaar, “Woordenboek van voornamen”, 8. druk, Utrecht 1994, Prisma Woordenboeken, Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, →ISBN
  2. ^ John Insley, Margaret Gelling, Victor Watts, editors (2011), The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
  3. ^ Parish map (Co. Durham)
  4. ^ Parish map (Suffolk)

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