Wimbury Family History

Wimbury Surname Meaning

Perhaps from an unrecorded early Middle English female personal name Winburgh -bury -bery (Old English Wynnburh) with n changed to m before b. The personal name is formed with Old English wynn ‘joy’ + burg ‘fortress’.

Perhaps from Wembury (Devon) which is recorded as Wymbury in 1283 but there is no medieval evidence that this place-name gave rise to a surname.

The second element of the place-name is Old English burg ‘earthwork fortification’ but the first is obscure.

Source: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, 2021

Similar surnames: Limburg, Winburn, Wimbley, Tilbury, Wilburn, Embury, Wimberly, Milbury, Kilbury, Sidbury

855	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
69	Military Records
37	Immigration Records
703	Census and Voter Lists
646	Member Trees

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You can see how Wimbury families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Wimbury family name was found in the UK in 1891. In 1891 there were 13 Wimbury families living in Worcestershire. This was about 41% of all the recorded Wimbury's in United Kingdom. Worcestershire had the highest population of Wimbury families in 1891.

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What did your Wimbury ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Wimbury.

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Passenger List

There are 37 immigration records available for the last name Wimbury. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 69 military records available for the last name Wimbury. For the veterans among your Wimbury ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Wimbury Surname Meaning

Perhaps from Wembury (Devon) which is recorded as Wymbury in 1283 but there is no medieval evidence that this place-name gave rise to a surname.

The second element of the place-name is Old English burg ‘earthwork fortification’ but the first is obscure.

Source: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, 2021

Where is the Wimbury family from?

What did your Wimbury ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Wimbury.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Unpaid domestic duties

100%

What Wimbury family records will you find?

What is the average Wimbury lifespan?

Wimbury Family History

Wimbury Surname Meaning

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