Winans

Winans Meaning & Origin

About Winans
The surname Winans is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Wine" combined with the patronymic suffix "-ing," meaning "son of." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Winans is "son of Wine." It is a patronymic surname that indicates descent from an ancestor named Wine.

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Winans is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Winans: 4,010
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 8,266
  • Frequency per 100k people: 1.36

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Winans based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Winans is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ANNS
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W05052
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W IH1 N AH0 N Z
🌐 IPA
/ˈwɪnənz/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ANNS', 'FNNS')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W552

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Winans in Braille

Here's how to represent Winans in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Winans in braille

How to sign the name Winans using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Winans using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Winans in sign language

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