How common is the surname Winnie?

1,600 people in the United States had the surname Winnie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 192,966 Americans. It ranked 17,572nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Winnie?

In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Winnie identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Winnie getting more or less common?

More common. 1,500 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,600 in 2010, up 6.7%.

Is Winnie also a first name?

Yes. Winnie 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 Winnie

A surname, carried by 1,600 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W500 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Winnie is more common than 89.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,600 people named Winnie in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 192,966 Americans. That is up 6.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,500.

#17,572

rank among US surnames

1,600

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+6.7%

change since 2000 (was #17,363)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,565	Herdman	1,601	192,845
#17,572	Highley	1,600	192,966

Who is named Winnie

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

89% of people named Winnie identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Two or more races 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Winnie

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

Questions

How common is the surname Winnie?: 1,600 people in the United States had the surname Winnie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 192,966 Americans. It ranked 17,572nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Winnie?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Winnie identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Winnie getting more or less common?: More common. 1,500 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,600 in 2010, up 6.7%.
Is Winnie also a first name?: Yes. Winnie 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.