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 | 20 |
| Buckinghamshire | 68 |
| Berkshire | 238 |
| Cambridgeshire | 75 |
| Channel Islands | 6 |
| Cheshire | 73 |
| Cornwall | 27 |
| Cumberland | 130 |
| Derbyshire | 110 |
| Devon | 153 |
| Dorset | 67 |
| Durham | 932 |
| Essex | 364 |
| Gloucestershire | 492 |
| Hampshire | 530 |
| Herefordshire | 52 |
| Hertfordshire | 179 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 5 |
| Isle of Man | 11 |
| Kent | 432 |
| Lancashire | 620 |
| Leicestershire | 76 |
| Lincolnshire | 386 |
| London | 1,984 |
| Middlesex | 452 |
| Northumberland | 333 |
| Norfolk | 386 |
| Northamptonshire | 72 |
| Nottinghamshire | 168 |
| Oxfordshire | 42 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 5 |
| Shropshire | 3 |
| Suffolk | 104 |
| Somerset | 440 |
| Surrey | 470 |
| Sussex | 435 |
| Staffordshire | 114 |
| Warwickshire | 190 |
| Westmorland | 46 |
| Wiltshire | 66 |
| Worcestershire | 84 |
| Yorkshire | 1,477 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 3 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 16 |
| Carmarthenshire | 8 |
| Denbighshire | 3 |
| Flintshire | 26 |
| Glamorgan | 216 |
| Merionethshire | 3 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 120 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 150 |
| General Labourer | 137 |
| General Servant Domestic | 101 |
| Scholar | 86 |
| Dress Maker | 69 |
| Farmer | 65 |
| Cook Domestic | 59 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 50 |
| Carpenter | 46 |
| Domestic Servant | 44 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 38 |
| Laundress Wash | 37 |
| Gardener Domestic | 37 |
| Dressmaker | 34 |
| House Maid Domestic | 32 |
| Servant Domestic | 29 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 29 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 29 |
| Charwoman | 28 |
| School | 27 |
| Coal Hewer | 26 |
| Farm Labourer | 26 |
| Brick Layer | 24 |
| House Painter | 24 |
| Carter On Farm | 24 |
| 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 |