Winstone
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English
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Wynna + stān (“stone”).[1]
Proper noun
Winstone (countable and uncountable, plural Winstones)
- A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9609).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Winstone is the 142108th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 117 individuals. Winstone is most common among White (82.91%) individuals.
References
- ^ "Key to English Place Names". Key to English Place Names- Worth Kent. University of Nottingham.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Winstone”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.