How common is the surname Winokur?

612 people in the United States had the surname Winokur in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 504,486 Americans. It ranked 36,525th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Winokur?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Winokur identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Winokur?

Marissa Jaret Winokur, American actress.

Where is the surname Winokur most common?

Wikidata records people named Winokur in the United States.

Is the surname Winokur getting more or less common?

More common. 581 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 612 in 2010, up 5.3%.

The surname Winokur

A Russian surname, carried by 612 people in the United States.

3 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). Winokur is more common than 77.5% of them.

Origin

Russian origin

Jewish surname derived from a Germanized form of Russian виноку́р (vinokúr, “distiller”).

One of 24 Russian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 612 people named Winokur in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 504,486 Americans. That is up 5.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 581.

#36,525

rank among US surnames

612

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

+5.3%

change since 2000 (was #36,381)

Who is named Winokur

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

95% of people named Winokur identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Winokurs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Marissa Jaret Winokur
American actress, born 1973

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Winokur

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

Other Russian surnames

All 24 Russian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Winokur come from?: Jewish surname derived from a Germanized form of Russian виноку́р (vinokúr, “distiller”).
How common is the surname Winokur?: 612 people in the United States had the surname Winokur in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 504,486 Americans. It ranked 36,525th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Winokur?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Winokur identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Winokur?: Marissa Jaret Winokur, American actress.
Where is the surname Winokur most common?: Wikidata records people named Winokur in the United States.
Is the surname Winokur getting more or less common?: More common. 581 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 612 in 2010, up 5.3%.