# Winston (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/winston/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 21,667 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,662 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 14,250 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.5% (20,537 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈwɪn.stən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Old English personal name Wine, in the genitive singular case Wines + tūn (“farm, village”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Winston in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 30% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 63% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 3.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Winston in the United States and Australia.

## People named Winston

- Stan Winston, American special effects artist (1946–2008)
- George Winston, American pianist and recording artist (1949–2023)
- Harry Winston, American jeweller (1896–1978)
- Matt Winston, American actor
- Jameis Winston, American football player (born 1994)
- Patrick Winston, American computer scientist (1943-2019)
- John A. Winston, American politician (1812-1871)
- Alex Winston, American musician
- Hattie Winston, American actress
- Cassius Winston, American basketball player (born 1998)
- Kennedy Winston, American professional basketball player
- Douglas Winston, Australian Olympic athlete (1932–2021)

## Similar surnames

Weinstein, Winstead, Weinstock, Winget, Winsett, Winstanley, Wingate, Wainscott, Wimsatt.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.