How common is the surname Wynter?

1,684 people in the United States had the surname Wynter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 183,341 Americans. It ranked 16,909th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Wynter?

Sarah Wynter, Australian actress.

Where is the surname Wynter most common?

Wikidata records people named Wynter in Australia.

Is the surname Wynter getting more or less common?

More common. 1,215 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,684 in 2010, up 39%.

Is Wynter also a first name?

Yes. Wynter 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 Wynter

A nickname surname, carried by 1,684 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W536 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). Wynter is more common than 89.6% of them.

Origin

Rare spelling variant of Winter.

Wynter is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,684 people named Wynter in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 183,341 Americans. That is up 39% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,215.

#16,909

rank among US surnames

1,684

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+38.6%

change since 2000 (was #20,343)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,900	Hoar	1,685	183,232
#16,909	Gagner	1,684	183,341
#16,917	Dudgeon	1,683	183,450

Who is named Wynter

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

84% of people named Wynter identified as Black (not Hispanic), 6.5% as white (not Hispanic) and 5.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 84%
White (not Hispanic) 6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.5%
Two or more races 3.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Wynters

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sarah Wynter
Australian actress, born 1971

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Wynter

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

Questions

Where does the surname Wynter come from?: Rare spelling variant of Winter.
How common is the surname Wynter?: 1,684 people in the United States had the surname Wynter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 183,341 Americans. It ranked 16,909th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wynter?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Wynter identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 6.5% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Wynter?: Sarah Wynter, Australian actress.
Where is the surname Wynter most common?: Wikidata records people named Wynter in Australia.
What type of surname is Wynter?: Wynter is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
Is the surname Wynter getting more or less common?: More common. 1,215 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,684 in 2010, up 39%.
Is Wynter also a first name?: Yes. Wynter 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.