# Winters (surname)

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

A surname originating as a patronymic from Winter.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 44,914 |
| US rank (2010) | 766 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 6,874 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.6% (43,762 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈwɪntɚz/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Winters 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) | 79% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Winters in the United States.

## People named Winters

- Jonathan Winters, American comedian, actor, artist (1925–2013)
- Shelley Winters, American actress (1920–2006)
- Dean Winters, American actor
- Anne Winters, American actress (born 1994)
- Frederick Winters, American weightlifter
- David Winters, British-born American producer, director, actor, choreographer and dancer (1939-2019)
- Brian Winters, American basketball player and coach
- Roland Winters, actor (1904-1989)
- Gloria Winters, American actress (1931-2010)
- Yvor Winters, American poet and literary critic (1900–1968)
- Voise Winters, American basketball player

## Similar surnames

Winders, Winter, Winder, Wynter, Winterbottom, Winterton, Wentworth, Weintraub, Wunderlich, Wunder, Wendorf.

## 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.