German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German
win, German Wein ‘wine’, hence a metonymic
occupational name for a wine merchant or producer, or perhaps for a
tavern keeper. As a Jewish name it may also be of ornamental origin.German: from a short form of any of the various Germanic compound
personal names beginning with the element wini ‘friend’, such
as Winifrid or Winimar.German: altered spelling of
Wien.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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