How common is the surname Win?

2,820 people in the United States had the surname Win in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 109,484 Americans. It ranked 11,209th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Win getting more or less common?

More common. 1,024 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,820 in 2010, up 175%.

Is Win also a first name?

Yes. Win is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Win

A Burmese surname, carried by 2,820 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex W500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Win is more common than 93.1% of them.

Origin

Burmese origin

Clipping of Winifred.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,820 people named Win in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 109,484 Americans. That is up 175% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,024.

#11,209

rank among US surnames

2,820

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+175.4%

change since 2000 (was #23,237)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,200	Sweeten	2,822	109,407
#11,204	Castille	2,821	109,445
#11,209	Noone	2,820	109,484
#11,216	Dennard	2,819	109,523

Who is named Win

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

88% of people named Win identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 6.1% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 88%
White (not Hispanic) 6.1%
Two or more races 3.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Win

Win has the Soundex code W500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W500.

Questions

Where does the surname Win come from?: Clipping of Winifred.
How common is the surname Win?: 2,820 people in the United States had the surname Win in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 109,484 Americans. It ranked 11,209th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Win?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Win identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 6.1% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Win getting more or less common?: More common. 1,024 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,820 in 2010, up 175%.
Is Win also a first name?: Yes. Win is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.