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    The surname Wint

    A surname, carried by 1,896 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex W530

    Wint: #15,449 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Wint #15,449, 1,896 people Wint: #15,449 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Wint #15,449, 1,896 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wint is more common than 90.5% of them.

    Origin

    * As an English and Dutch surname, spelling variant of Wendt. Possibly also related to Dutch wint (“wind”).

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,896 people named Wint in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 162,840 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,643.

    #15,449
    rank among US surnames
    1,896
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +15.4%
    change since 2000 (was #16,176)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #15,442Mealey1,897162,755
    #15,449Ivester1,896162,840
    #15,456Cadwallader1,895162,926

    Who is named Wint

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

    61% of people named Wint identified as Black (not Hispanic), 32% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 61%
    • White (not Hispanic) 32%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
    • Two or more races 2.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Wints

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Arthur Wint
      Athletics competitor (1920-1992)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Wint

    Wint has the Soundex code W530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W530.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Wint come from?
    * As an English and Dutch surname, spelling variant of Wendt. Possibly also related to Dutch wint (“wind”).
    How common is the surname Wint?
    1,896 people in the United States had the surname Wint in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 162,840 Americans. It ranked 15,449th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Wint?
    In the 2010 Census, 61% of people named Wint identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 32% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Wint?
    Arthur Wint, athletics competitor (1920-1992).
    Where is the surname Wint most common?
    Wikidata records people named Wint in Jamaica.
    Is the surname Wint getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,643 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,896 in 2010, up 15%.