Winton

English

Etymology

From either the Old English personal name Wine, which is a byname from wine (“friend”), or winn (“pasture”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Winton (usually uncountable, plural Wintons)

1. (uncountable) A common placename:
   1. A place in England:
      1. A village and civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY7810).
      2. A suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset (OS grid ref SZ0893).
      3. A suburban area of Salford, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ7599).
      4. A hamlet in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE4096).
   2. A place in the United States:
      1. A census-designated place in Merced County, California.
      2. A minor city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota.
      3. A town, the county seat of Hertford County, North Carolina.
      4. An unincorporated community in Chelan County, Washington.
      5. A ghost town in Sweetwater County, Wyoming.
   3. A town in Southland, New Zealand.
   4. A town in the Shire of Winton, Queensland, Australia.
   5. The Shire of Winton, a local government area in central-west Queensland.
   6. A town in the Rural City of Benalla, Victoria, Australia.
   7. (archaic) Winchester (the city in Hampshire, England).
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• County of Winton
• De Winton
• Shire of Winton
• Township of Winton
• Winton County
• Winton Domesday
• Winton Shire
• Winton Township

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Winton is the 8408^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3930 individuals. Winton is most common among White (77.61%) and Black/African American (15.29%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Winton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• in town, intown