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    The surname Winters

    A patronymic surname, carried by 44,914 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈwɪntɚz/ 2 syllables Soundex W536

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Winters is more common than 99.5% of them.

    Origin

    A surname originating as a patronymic from Winter.

    Winters is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 44,914 people named Winters in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 6,874 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 43,762.

    #766
    rank among US surnames
    44,914
    people in 2010
    15
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.6%
    change since 2000 (was #712)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #757Murillo45,5586,777
    #758Moon45,5286,781
    #759Salgado45,4696,790
    #760Strong45,4326,796
    #761Kline45,3906,802
    #762Cordova45,3056,815
    #763Barajas45,1536,838

    Who is named Winters

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

    79% of people named Winters identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 79%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 15%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Winterss

    11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jonathan Winters
      American comedian, actor, artist (1925–2013)
    • Shelley Winters
      American actress (1920–2006)
    • Dean Winters
      American actor, born 1964
    • Anne Winters
      American actress (born 1994)
    • Frederick Winters
      American weightlifter, 1873–1915
    • David Winters
      British-born American producer, director, actor, choreographer and dancer (1939-2019)
    • Brian Winters
      American basketball player and coach, born 1952
    • 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, born 1962

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Winters

    Winters has the Soundex code W536, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W536.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Winters?
    44,914 people in the United States had the surname Winters in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,874 Americans. It ranked 766th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Winters?
    In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Winters identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Winters?
    Jonathan Winters, American comedian, actor, artist (1925–2013), followed by Shelley Winters.
    Where is the surname Winters most common?
    Wikidata records people named Winters in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Winters?
    Winters is /ˈwɪntɚz/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Winters?
    Winters is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Winters getting more or less common?
    More common. 43,762 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 44,914 in 2010, up 2.6%.