How common is the surname Winslow?

14,056 people in the United States had the surname Winslow in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,965 Americans. It ranked 2,570th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Winslow?

Michael Winslow, American actor, comedian and beatboxer, followed by Justise Winslow.

Where is the surname Winslow most common?

Wikidata records people named Winslow in the United States.

How do you pronounce Winslow?

Winslow is /ˈwɪnzloʊ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Winslow getting more or less common?

More common. 13,713 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,056 in 2010, up 2.5%.

Is Winslow also a first name?

Yes. Winslow 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 Winslow

A surname, carried by 14,056 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈwɪnzloʊ/ 2 syllables Soundex W524 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). Winslow is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

From Middle English Wynselowe, from Old English Wineshlǣw, from Wines (“Wine's”, personal name) + hlāw (“mound”).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,056 people named Winslow in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,965 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,713.

#2,570

rank among US surnames

14,056

people in 2010

4.8

per 100,000 Americans

+2.5%

change since 2000 (was #2,422)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,562	Rapp	14,107	21,886
#2,563	Foss	14,094	21,906
#2,564	McClelland	14,092	21,909
#2,565	Kilpatrick	14,087	21,917
#2,566	Daigle	14,084	21,922
#2,567	Burdick	14,081	21,926
#2,568	Weathers	14,073	21,939

Who is named Winslow

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

84% of people named Winslow identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Winslows

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Winslow
American actor, comedian and beatboxer, born 1958
Justise Winslow
American basketball player (born 1996)
Don Winslow
American writer, born 1953
Charles-Edward Amory Winslow
American bacteriologist (1877-1957)
Warren Winslow
American politician (1810–1862)
Kellen Winslow
American football player, born 1957

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Winslow

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

Questions

Where does the surname Winslow come from?: From Middle English Wynselowe, from Old English Wineshlǣw, from Wines (“Wine's”, personal name) + hlāw (“mound”).
How common is the surname Winslow?: 14,056 people in the United States had the surname Winslow in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,965 Americans. It ranked 2,570th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Winslow?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Winslow identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Winslow?: Michael Winslow, American actor, comedian and beatboxer, followed by Justise Winslow.
Where is the surname Winslow most common?: Wikidata records people named Winslow in the United States.
How do you pronounce Winslow?: Winslow is /ˈwɪnzloʊ/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Winslow getting more or less common?: More common. 13,713 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,056 in 2010, up 2.5%.
Is Winslow also a first name?: Yes. Winslow 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.