Winchester

Used in: 3 countries

Origin: English

From Middle English Wynchester, Winchestre, from Old English Wintanċeaster, from Latin Venta Belgārum (literally “Venta of the Belgae”), perhaps ultimately from Proto-Celtic *wentā (“town, place”), Proto-Indo-European *h₁wen- (“place (?)”) + Old English ċeaster, from Latin castra (“camp”). The bottle is named for the former customary units of the English city. The rifle is named named after American businessman Oliver Winchester (1810–1880). The computer disk is named for the rifle.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Winch Root name
Abel English origin
Abraham English origin
Acland English origin
Adam English origin
Addington English origin
Alexandria English origin
Alfred English origin
Algeo English origin

Popularity by Country

Winchester

Rank #3212

Frequency 10,199 people (3.78 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 81.32% Hispanic 1.28% Black 14.42% Asian/PI 0.53% Native Am. 0.68% Two+ 1.76%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Winchester

Rank #3247

ONS + GRO (merged) ↗

Winchester

Rank #330248

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

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