Wind (surname)

Wind

Pronunciation	/ˈwɪnd/
Language	Old English
Origin
Meaning	"speedy as wind"
Region of origin	England
Other names
Variant form	Wynde

Wind is a topographical surname, of English origin, for someone who lived near a pathway, alleyway, or road. ^{[1] [2]} It is most popular in North East England, especially in Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland. ^[3] The surname is also popular in the Netherlands and Denmark. The surname has several spellings including Waind, Wind, Wynd, Wain and Wean. ^[4]

Origins

Wind originates from the pre-7th century Old English gewind. It describes either a person who lived in a particularly windy area such as North East England or a "winding" road. In medieval times Wind was possibly given to a speedy runner or messenger.

The surname Wind was first found in Lancashire, a ceremonial county in North West England, at Windle with Hardshaw, a township, in the parish and union of Prescot, hundred of West Derby. "Before the reign of John, Windhull gave name to a family, of whom was Edusa, widow of Alan de Windhull, who obtained from that king a summons for her dower against Alan de Windhull, son of the former." ^[5]

Incidence, frequency and rank in area

According to Forebears.io, the highest incidence of the Wind surname can be found in the United States, followed by Germany, the Netherlands, and Denmark. ^[6]

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Country	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in area
United States	3,778	1:95,939	10,736
Germany	3,135	1:25,680	3,398
the Netherlands	2,868	1:3,336	636
Denmark	1,692	1:3,336	281

Notable people with the surname

• Alex Wind (born 2001), American student activist
• Cornelis Wind (1867–1911), Dutch physicist
• Diana Wind (born 1957), Dutch art historian
• Dorothy Wind, American baseball player
• Edgar Wind (1900–1971), British historian
• Edmund De Wind (1883–1918), Canadian/Irish war hero
• Franz Ludwig Wind (1719–1989), Swiss sculptor
• Hans Wind (1919–1995), Finnish World War II flying ace
• Harmen Wind (1945–2010), Dutch poet
• Henning Wind (1937–2025), Danish competitive sailor
• Herbert Warren Wind (1916–2005), American writer
• John Wind (1819–1863), English architect
• Jonas Wind (born 1999), Danish footballer
• Kim Wind (born 1957), Danish rower
• Marlene Wind (born 1963), Danish political scientist
• Nymphia Wind (born 1995), Taiwanese and American drag performer
• Per Wind (born 1955), Danish footballer
• Per Wind (born 1947), Danish rower
• Pierre Wind (born 1965), Dutch chef
• Susie Wind (born 1968), American visual artist
• Tommy Wind, American illusionist
• Willie Wind (1913–1995), American artist

References

1. Percy Hide Reaney; Richard Middlewood Wilson (1991). A Dictionary of English Surnames. Taylor & Francis Group. pp. 1784–. ISBN   978-0-415-05737-0 . Retrieved 19 December 2012.
2. "Wind Family History". Ancestry.com.
3. "Distribution of the surname Wind in the UK". UK Surname Map.
4. "Wind". Surname Data Base.
5. "Wind Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". January 2000.
6. "Wind Surname". Forebears.io. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

External links

• National Trust, 2007. "What do the statistics in the geographical location and social demographic tables mean?"
• United States Census Bureau (9 May 1995). s:1990 Census Name Files dist.all.last (1-100). Retrieved on 25 February 2008.