Winch Family History
Winch Name Meaning
in examples such as William de la Winche
(Worcestershire 1275) evidently a topographic name, perhaps for
someone who lived at a spot where boats were hauled up onto the land
by means of pulleys, from Middle English winche ‘reel’,
‘roller’. However, Old English wince as an element of place
names may also have meant ‘corner’ or ‘nook’, and in some cases the
surname may be derived from this sense.in examples such as
William le Wynch (Sussex 1327) it appears to be a nickname, perhaps
from the lapwing, Old English (hleap)wince.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Winch Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Winch families
 199 - 396  67 - 198 |
 1 - 66  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Winch families
|
2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Winch Family Origin
Winch Emigration Information (US)
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Winch Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
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