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The surname Winans

A surname, carried by 4,010 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W552

Winans: #8,266 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Winans #8,266, 4,010 people Winans: #8,266 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Winans #8,266, 4,010 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Winans is more common than 94.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,010 people named Winans in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 76,994 Americans. That is up 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,973.

#8,266
rank among US surnames
4,010
people in 2010
1.4
per 100,000 Americans
+0.9%
change since 2000 (was #7,719)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#8,259Piercy4,01276,956
#8,263Pellegrini4,01176,975
#8,266Winans4,01076,994
#8,271Duffield4,00977,013
#8,272Stuck4,00877,032
#8,274Hinojos4,00677,071

Who is named Winans

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

91% of people named Winans identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

  • White (not Hispanic) 91%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 3.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
  • Two or more races 1.4%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Winanss

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Mario Winans
    American singer, songwriter, and record producer, born 1974
  • CeCe Winans
    American gospel singer, born 1964
  • Walter William Winans
    American sport shooter and artist (1852-1920)
  • Edwin Baruch Winans
    American politician (1826-1894)

Questions

How common is the surname Winans?
4,010 people in the United States had the surname Winans in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,994 Americans. It ranked 8,266th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Winans?
In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Winans identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Winans?
Mario Winans, American singer, songwriter, and record producer, followed by CeCe Winans.
Where is the surname Winans most common?
Wikidata records people named Winans in the United States.
Is the surname Winans getting more or less common?
More common. 3,973 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,010 in 2010, up 0.9%.