Winch
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English
Etymology
Various origins:
- A topographic surname for someone who lived at a place where boats were hauled up onto the land by means of pulleys, from Old English winċe (“winch”).
- From the second part of Old English hlēapewince (“lapwing”), probably a nickname.
Proper noun
Winch (countable and uncountable, plural Winches)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Winch is the 17169th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1650 individuals. Winch is most common among White (95.27%) individuals.
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Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Winch”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.