Winter Name Meaning: Derives from the Anglo-Saxon/German word 'winter' which refers to the season 'winter'
A surname that was given to farmers who had to pay their taxes in winter and farmers who had fields in the north of a village. May have also been used as a nickname to describe someone of a 'cold' or 'frostly' disposition.
Discover how your Winter ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 12 |
| Buckinghamshire | 58 |
| Berkshire | 255 |
| Cambridgeshire | 67 |
| Channel Islands | 13 |
| Cheshire | 37 |
| Cornwall | 21 |
| Cumberland | 108 |
| Derbyshire | 80 |
| Devon | 137 |
| Dorset | 99 |
| Durham | 682 |
| Essex | 221 |
| Gloucestershire | 326 |
| Hampshire | 388 |
| Herefordshire | 53 |
| Hertfordshire | 133 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 12 |
| Isle of Man | 5 |
| Kent | 277 |
| Lancashire | 387 |
| Leicestershire | 51 |
| Lincolnshire | 378 |
| London | 1,957 |
| Middlesex | 157 |
| Northumberland | 303 |
| Norfolk | 415 |
| Northamptonshire | 58 |
| Nottinghamshire | 164 |
| Oxfordshire | 31 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 12 |
| Shropshire | 14 |
| Suffolk | 109 |
| Somerset | 538 |
| Surrey | 367 |
| Sussex | 350 |
| Staffordshire | 67 |
| Warwickshire | 166 |
| Westmorland | 75 |
| Wiltshire | 67 |
| Worcestershire | 50 |
| Yorkshire | 1,180 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 11 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 6 |
| Denbighshire | 7 |
| Flintshire | 16 |
| Glamorgan | 135 |
| Merionethshire | 2 |
| Montgomeryshire | 3 |
| Monmouthshire | 72 |
| Pembrokeshire | 6 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,016 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 235 |
| Domestic Servant | 112 |
| General Labourer | 106 |
| Coal Miner | 101 |
| Dress Maker | 95 |
| Labourer | 89 |
| General Servant | 78 |
| Farm Labourer | 77 |
| Laundress | 67 |
| Annuitant | 64 |
| Carpenter | 38 |
| General Servant Domestic | 38 |
| Joiner | 31 |
| Shoe Maker | 29 |
| Tailor | 29 |
| Gardener | 28 |
| Servant | 27 |
| Farm Servant Indoor | 27 |
| Bricklayer | 26 |
| Charwoman | 25 |
| Cook | 25 |
| Errand Boy | 23 |
| No Occupation | 23 |
| House Keeper | 22 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Winter | 4,845 |
| Mary Winter | 4,683 |
| John Winter | 4,388 |
| Elizabeth Winter | 3,174 |
| George Winter | 2,941 |
| Thomas Winter | 2,837 |
| Sarah Winter | 2,382 |
| James Winter | 2,277 |
| Charles Winter | 1,702 |
| Ann Winter | 1,638 |
| Jane Winter | 1,636 |
| Henry Winter | 1,635 |
| Robert Winter | 1,351 |
| Joseph Winter | 1,040 |
| Alice Winter | 1,018 |
| Eliza Winter | 998 |
| Annie Winter | 983 |
| Frederick Winter | 866 |
| Richard Winter | 852 |
| Emily Winter | 830 |
| Ellen Winter | 829 |
| Emma Winter | 826 |
| Edward Winter | 825 |
| Hannah Winter | 792 |
| Margaret Winter | 781 |