Winston

English

Etymology

From Old English personal name Wine, in the genitive singular case Wines + tūn (“farm, village”).[1] [2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɪnstən/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪnstən

Proper noun

Winston

  1. A village in County Durham.
  2. A male given name derived from the place name.
  3. A surname.
  4. A city in Douglas County, Oregon, United States.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Winston is the 1662nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 21,667 individuals. Winston is most common among White (30.30%) individuals.

References

  1. ^ “Winston” in: J. van der Schaar, “Woordenboek van voornamen”, 8. druk, Utrecht 1994, Prisma Woordenboeken, Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, →ISBN
  2. ^ John Insley, Margaret Gelling, Victor Watts, editors (2011), The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN

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