The Winkelman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,097 people carried this name — #8,093 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 71,900 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (4,092).

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In print

Winkelman in American newspapers,
1903–1923.

Newspaper page from The San Francisco Call carrying the name Winkelman
The San Francisco Call 1909-10-29
Newspaper page from The Indianapolis Times carrying the name Winkelman
The Indianapolis Times 1923-06-08
Newspaper page from Among The Clouds carrying the name Winkelman
Among The Clouds 1903-07-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,318 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Winkelman in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1950s.

322 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Winkelman. The most, 138, date from the 1950s. Victoria 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 the Australian Capital Territory, at 12.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 144
New South Wales 71
ACT (Canberra) 31
Queensland 31
South Australia 18
Tasmania 15
Western Australia 10
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Winkelman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • George Winkelman
    George Winkelman 1865–1960 · baseball player
  • Henri Winkelman
    Henri Winkelman 1876–1952 · writer
  • Jacob Winkelman
    Jacob Winkelman 1892–1952 · teacher
  • Michael Winkelman
    Michael Winkelman 1946–1999 · actor
  • Karl Winckelmann d. 1916 · soldier
  • Willem Winkelman 1887–1990 · athletics competitor

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Winkelman,
in the records of 6 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 States430 records

430 records of the Winkelman name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 131
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 106
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 90
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 44
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 33
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 26
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Louis A. Winkelman

    Born 1911 in Texas. Enlisted 1942 at San Antonio; auto mechanic from Bexar County. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1995, buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Johannes Winkelman

    Arrived at New York in 1851 aboard the South Carolina from Rotterdam, aged 32; mason. From the Netherlands; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record John F. Winkelman

    U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. Born 1933, died 2000; buried at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Michigan.

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

Showing 3 of 430 records for Winkelman in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Netherlands5,926 records

5,926 records of the Winkelman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 3,317
  • Dutch population registers 2,196
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 413
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jan Winkelman

    Married in 1926 in Castricum; labourer. Died 1953 in Castricum, aged 52.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Metje Winkelman

    Married in 1886 in Kesteren; maidservant, born 1866 in Opheusden (Neder-Betuwe). Died 1905 in Kesteren, aged 39.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Bartholomeus Winkelman

    Married in 1841 in Vlissingen; of independent means. Died 1849 in Vlissingen, aged 68.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5,926 records for Winkelman in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia15 records

15 records of the Winkelman name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 9
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 3
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 3
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Melba Winkelman

    Retired of Caulfield, Victoria; died 1967.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ah Winkelman

    Sailed from Victoria in 1911 aboard the Barbarossa II, bound for Sydney, aged 22.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Wilhelmina Winkelman

    Held a land order in Queensland in 1866.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 15 records for Winkelman in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Winkelman name in Canada Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Lucy Harriett Winkelman

    Died 1947; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record George Henry Winkelman

    Died 1952; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

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

Showing 2 of 3 records for Winkelman in Canada.

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

France2 records

2 records of the Winkelman name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Anton Winkelman

    Born 1922 in Germany; died 1997 in Lagardelle-sur-Lèze (Haute-Garonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record James Phillip Winkelman

    Born 1938 in the United States; died 1993 in Blagnac (Haute-Garonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Germany1 record

1 record of the Winkelman name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Willy Winkelman

    From Gröbitz, Luckau. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 16 December 1914 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 8).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

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