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Winyard Name Meaning

denoting someone who lived by or worked at a vineyard from Middle English vineyerde vine-yard ‘vineyard’ (Old English wīngeard given a partly French form) or from any place so named such as Wynyard Hall in Grindon (Durham).

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


Similar surnames: Wingard, Minyard, Sinyard, Ginyard, Winward, Vinyard, Winford, Linard

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Where is the Winyard family from?

You can see how Winyard families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Winyard family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1840 and 1920. The most Winyard families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1840 there was 1 Winyard family living in Maryland. This was 100% of all the recorded Winyard's in USA. Maryland had the highest population of Winyard families in 1840.
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What did your Winyard ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer was the top reported job for people in the USA named Winyard. 100% of Winyard men worked as a Laborer. .

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

Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Laborer
    100%
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Passenger Lists

There are 264 immigration records available for the last name Winyard. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 267 military records available for the last name Winyard. For the veterans among your Winyard ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Winyard lifespan?

Between 1964 and 2003, in the United States, Winyard life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1985, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Winyard in 1964 was 81, and 68 in 2003.

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