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    The surname Winkles

    A surname, carried by 1,329 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex W524

    Winkles: #20,099 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Winkles #20,099, 1,329 people Winkles: #20,099 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Winkles #20,099, 1,329 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Winkles is more common than 87.6% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,329 people named Winkles in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 232,314 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,289.

    #20,099
    rank among US surnames
    1,329
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.1%
    change since 2000 (was #19,421)

    Who is named Winkles

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

    96% of people named Winkles identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as two or more races and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Winkles

    Winkles has the Soundex code W524, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W524.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Winkles?
    1,329 people in the United States had the surname Winkles in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 232,314 Americans. It ranked 20,099th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Winkles?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Winkles identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Winkles getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,289 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,329 in 2010, up 3.1%.