How common is the surname Winger?

4,342 people in the United States had the surname Winger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,107 Americans. It ranked 7,650th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Winger?

Debra Winger, American actress, followed by Kip Winger.

Where is the surname Winger most common?

Wikidata records people named Winger in the United States.

Is the surname Winger getting more or less common?

More common. 4,324 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,342 in 2010, up 0.4%.

The surname Winger

A surname, carried by 4,342 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W526

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Winger is more common than 95.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,342 people named Winger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 71,107 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 4,324.

#7,650

rank among US surnames

4,342

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+0.4%

change since 2000 (was #7,127)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,643	Kerby	4,345	71,058
#7,644	Ito	4,344	71,074
#7,647	Carlsen	4,343	71,090
#7,650	McGuinness	4,342	71,107
#7,652	Lent	4,341	71,123
#7,655	Gober	4,339	71,156

Who is named Winger

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

94% of people named Winger identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wingers

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Debra Winger
American actress, born 1955
Kip Winger
American rock musician, born 1961
Kara Winger
American javelin thrower, born 1986
Clare Winger Harris
American writer (1891-1968)
Anna Winger
American writer, born 1970

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Winger

Winger has the Soundex code W526, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W526.

Questions

How common is the surname Winger?: 4,342 people in the United States had the surname Winger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,107 Americans. It ranked 7,650th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Winger?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Winger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Winger?: Debra Winger, American actress, followed by Kip Winger.
Where is the surname Winger most common?: Wikidata records people named Winger in the United States.
Is the surname Winger getting more or less common?: More common. 4,324 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,342 in 2010, up 0.4%.