Winslow

Winslow Meaning & Origin

About Winslow
The surname Winslow is of English origin and has multiple possible meanings. It is derived from the Old English personal name "Wine," meaning "friend" or "lover," combined with "sloe," referring to the fruit-bearing shrub. Therefore, Winslow can be interpreted as "friend of the sloe" or "lover of the sloe." The sloe is a small, dark fruit that grows on the blackthorn bush and is often used to make sloe gin. The surname Winslow may have originated as a nickname for someone who had a fondness for or was associated with the sloe fruit or the blackthorn bush.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Winslow: 14,056
  • Overall Popularity: 0.01%
  • Ranking: 2570
  • Frequency per 100k people: 4.77

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

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ANSL
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W05240
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W IH1 N Z L OW0
🌐 IPA
/ˈwɪnzloʊ/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ANSL', 'FNSLF')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W524

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Winslow in Braille

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

The name Winslow in braille

How to sign the name Winslow using Sign Language

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

The name Winslow in sign language

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