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Winslow Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Winslow, a place in Buckinghamshire named from the genitive case of the Old English personal name or byname Wine (meaning ‘friend’) + Old English hlaw ‘hill’, ‘mound’, ‘barrow’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Kinslow, Winston, Wadlow, Bigelow, Anslow, Insley, Wansley, Winkley

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Winslow Family Origin

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Winslow Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    32%

  • Keeping House

    9%

  • Laborer

    5%

  • Carpenter

    3%

In 1880, a less common occupation for the Winslow family was Carpenter. Farmer, Keeping House and Laborer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Winslow. The most common Winslow occupation in the USA was Farmer. 32% of Winslow's were Farmers.

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Winslow Historical Records

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Winslow Life Expectancy

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