The Winchell surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,644 people carried this name — #7,195 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 63,700 people counted. That is up 1% from 4,609 in 2000.

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In print

Winchell in American newspapers,
1884–1912.

Newspaper page from The River Press carrying the name Winchell
The River Press 1884-03-12
Newspaper page from Fergus County Democrat carrying the name Winchell
Fergus County Democrat 1912-12-31
Newspaper page from Omaha Daily Bee carrying the name Winchell
Omaha Daily Bee 1909-12-05

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 32,111 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Winchell in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1960s.

273 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Winchell. The most, 81, date from the 1940s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in South Australia, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 91
Victoria 53
South Australia 50
Queensland 39
Western Australia 27
Tasmania 7
ACT (Canberra) 3

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Winchell.

Who carried it

People named Winchell,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Alexander Winchell
    Alexander Winchell 1824–1891 · writer
  • Newton Horace Winchell
    Newton Horace Winchell 1839–1914 · naturalist
  • Mary Winchell 1615–1691
  • Elizabeth Markham 1805–1895 · poet
  • Austa Malinda French 1810–1880 · abolitionist
  • James M. Winchell 1823–1877 · journalist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Winchell,
in the records of 2 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States517 records

517 records of the Winchell name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 158
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 143
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 107
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 92
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 10
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Roy E. Winchell

    Born 1903 in Missouri. Enlisted 1942 at Peoria, Illinois; route man. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1969, buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Douglas James Winchell

    Born 1949; from Ithaca, Nebraska. U.S. Army, armor reconnaissance specialist; killed in action 1969 in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record John Winchell

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1846, died 1893; buried at the Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 517 records for Winchell in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Winchell name in Canada City of Winnipeg cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Jean Winchell

    Died 1987, aged 69; buried at St. Vital Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Hattie Ann Winchell

    Died 1970; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Walter Abner Winchell

    Died 1947; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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