Vinther

Vinther

Origin
Word/name	1273
Meaning	Vintner, a person who makes wine
Region of origin	England
Other names
Variant form(s)	Numerous

Vinther (also spelled Winther) is a common Anglo-Germanic surname dating back to the 13th century. The name developed from the Anglo-French word Vintner, meaning someone who is involved with winemaking. The surname is used worldwide, but is mainly found in Europe and the United States.

Etymology

History

The surname Vinther dates back to 13th century England and derives from the Anglo-French word Vintner, meaning a person engaged in winemaking. ^[1] In Denmark and Norway, it was originally given to people considered to possess a frosty or gloomy temperament.

Usage

Vinther is the 141,009th most common surname in the world. ^[2] It is most prevalent in Denmark and the highest density is in the Faroe Islands.

Country	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Nation	Ref.
Denmark	4,239	1,330	106	[2]
United States	142	2,255,424	144,605	[2]
England	75	720,000	50,317	[2]
Faroe Islands	49	987	130	[2]
Norway	39	131,394	17,488	[2]
Switzerland	27	302,256	36,547	[2]
Sweden	22	440,645	42,407	[2]
Canada	9	3,936,392	212,166	[2]
New Zealand	5	909,350	46,707	[2]
Spain	2	23,253,900	131,225	[2]
India	2	624,010,000	1,500,361	[2]
Israel	2	4,103,200	34,572	[2]
Poland	1	38,496,000	58,885	[2]
El Salvador	1	6,401,240	3,993	[2]
France	1	65,959,000	277,603	[2]
South Africa	1	54,002,000	107,212	[2]
Russia	1	146,068,400	897,276	[2]
Germany	1	80,716,000	172,258	[2]
Hong Kong	1	7,219,700	16,640	[2]
Australia	1	23,566,200	279,271	[2]
United Arab Emirates	1	9,446,000	83,428	[2]
Tunisia	1	10,886,500	14,644	[2]
Netherlands	1	16,863,800	118,015	[2]
Belgium	1	11,202,066	91,024	[2]

Notable people with the surname

Name	Country	Years	Notes	Ref.
Ingeborg Vinther	Faroe Islands	b. 1945	Politician	[3]
Johannes Vinther	Denmark	b. 1893 d. 1968	Gymnast	[4]
Troels Vinther	Denmark	b. 1987	Cyclist	[5]
Aage Winther-Jørgensen	Denmark	b. 1900 d. 1967	Actor	[6]
Birgitte Winther	Denmark	b. 1751 d. 1809	Opera singer
Christian Winther	Denmark	b. 1796 d. 1876	Lyric poet	[7]
Christopher Winther Scheen	Norway	b. 1809 d. 1950	Clergyman and politician	[8]
Gregers Winther Wulfsberg	Norway	b. 1780 d. 1846	Jurist and politician	[9]
Gregers Winther Wulfsberg Gram	Norway	b. 1846 d. 1929	Jurist, politician and international arbitrator	[10]
Lars Winther	Norway	b. 1983	Pianist composer	[11]
Ludwig Franz Alexander Winther	Germany	b. 1812 d. 1871	Pathologist and ophthalmologist	[12]
Oscar Osburn Winther	United States	b. 1903 d. 1970	History professor
Sophus Keith Winther	United States	b. 1893 d. 1983	Professor and novelist	[13]
Eva Winther	Sweden	b. 1921 d. 2014	Politician

See also

• Nielsen & Winther Type AA
• Winther (automobile)

References

1. The Internet Surname Database 2015.
2. Forebears 2015.
3. dkl.
4. Nauright & Parrish 2012, p. 18.
5. Velonation 2015.
6. Danish Film Institute 2015.
7. Thomsen 2008, p. 146.
8. Norwegian Social Science Data Services 2015.
9. Grand Norwegian Encyclopedia 2015.
10. Holme 2014, p. 138.
11. Jazz Review 2015.
12. Hirschberg 1986, p. 352.
13. The Danish-American Archive and Library 2015.

Sources

Printed

• Hirschberg, Julius (1986). The History Of Ophthalmology. Wayenborgh. ISBN   0-79232-053-0.
• Holme, Jørn (2014). They Came from Everywhere: The Eidsvoll Men And Their Houses. Cappelen Damm. ISBN   978-82-02-44564-5.
• Kurath, Hans (1999). Middle English Dictionary. University of Michigan. ISBN   978-0472012251.
• Nauright, John; Parrish, Charles (2012). Sports Around The World: History, Culture, And Practice. ABC-CLIO. ISBN   978-1598843002.
• Thomsen, Mads (2008). Mapping World Literature: International Canonization And Transnational Literatures. A&C Black. ISBN   978-1847061232.

Online

• "Aage Winther-Jørgensen". Danish Film Institute. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
• "Christopher Winther Scheen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Social Science Data Services. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
• "GP Herning Winner Troels Vinther Signs One Year Deal With Saxo Bank SunGard". Velonation. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
• "Gregers Winther Wulfsberg" (in Norwegian). Grand Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
• "Ingeborg Vinter (1945 - )". Dansk kvindebiografisk leksikon. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
• "Nordic By Nature By Lars Winther". Jazz Review. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
• "Sophus Keith Winther Collection". Danish-American Archive and Library. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
• "Vinther Surname Meaning & Statistics". Forebears. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
• "Vinter". The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 26 March 2015.

External links

• Vinther at Ancestry.com