# Winfrey (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/winfrey/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname transferred from the given name.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,740 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,187 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 45,808 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.4% (6,518 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From a medieval variant of Winfred.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Winfrey in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 52% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 41% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Winfrey in the United States.

## People named Winfrey

- Oprah Winfrey, American talk show host, actress, producer, and author (born 1954)

## Similar surnames

Winfree, Winford, Winborne, Weinberg, Wimberly, Weinberger, Wimberley, Winburn, Winebrenner, Winebarger.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.