The Winslow surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 14,056 people carried this name — #2,570 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 21,000 people counted. That is up 3% from 13,713 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Winslow surname

As a surname in the United Kingdom

Harrison classes it as an English name: ‘Wine's Hill or Burial-Mound’.

From Winslow, in Buckinghamshire (Wineshlauue in a Latin charter of A.D. 795) or Herefordshire; Old English wine, “friend”.

From Henry Harrison, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary, vol. II (London: The Morland Press, 1918), p. 297 · public domain.

In the Nordic population registers

48 people named Winslow is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 48

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In the first U.S. census, 1790

171 Winslow families were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 1,028 people lived in those households, 6 to a family on average. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Massachusetts 76
Maine 37
North Carolina 18
New Hampshire 13
Vermont 10
Rhode Island 4
New York 4
Virginia 4
Connecticut 3
Pennsylvania 2

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 269 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Winslow in American newspapers,
1874–1919.

Newspaper page from The Commoner carrying the name Winslow
The Commoner 1919-10-01
Newspaper page from The Commoner carrying the name Winslow
The Commoner 1919-10-01
Newspaper page from The Somerset Herald carrying the name Winslow
The Somerset Herald 1874-05-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 18,028 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Winslow in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1990s.

63,616 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Winslow. The most, 15,554, date from the 1880s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 29,483
New South Wales 12,846
Queensland 9,514
South Australia 7,705
Tasmania 3,244
Western Australia 782
ACT (Canberra) 16
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Winslow,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Natalie Wales Winslow d. 1988 · novelist
  • Annabel Winslow d. 1922
  • Constance Winslow d. 1925
  • Thomas Winslow d. 1815
  • Cameron Winslow d. 1952
  • Thomas Winslow 1400–

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Winslow,
in the records of 5 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 States1,494 records

1,494 records of the Winslow name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 504
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 349
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 277
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 149
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 135
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 60
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 15
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Jerry G. Winslow

    Born 1946; from Commerce City, Colorado. U.S. Army, general vehicle repairman; killed in action 1966 in South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Colorado.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Thomas L. Winslow

    Born 1925 in Oklahoma. Enlisted 1943 at Denver, Colorado; cook from Denver County, Colorado. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1993, buried at Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Oklahoma.

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

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the Etruria from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 41; matron. From London.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,494 records for Winslow in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia76 records

76 records of the Winslow name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 45
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 14
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 8
  • Tasmanian Names Index 7
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Owen Winslow

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Rodney, sailing from Queenstown in 1852. Native of Cork.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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 Robert Winslow

    Arrived in Victoria in 1855 aboard the Frederick Huth, aged 32; British subject.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Francis Grattan Kennett Winslow

    Engineer of Brighton, Victoria; died 1999.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 76 records for Winslow in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada72 records

72 records of the Winslow name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 44
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 10
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 7
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 6
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 3
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 2
  1. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Hannah Winslow

    Left New York in 1783 aboard the L'Abondance, bound for Port Mattoon, aged 4.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Marjorie Grace Winslow

    Died 1998; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record James Henry Winslow

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 72 records for Winslow in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

France3 records

3 records of the Winslow 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 Renee Clementine Winslow

    Born 1897 in Poissy; died 1979 in Poissy (Yvelines).

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

    Born 1920 in Madagascar; died 1994 in Pessac (Gironde).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Mireille Suzanne Winslow

    Born 1921 in Madagascar; died 1991 in La Rochelle (Charente-Maritime).

    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).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Winslow name in the United Kingdom Welsh wills index cards
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Thomas Winslow

    Will proved in 1909; of Pwllheli, Carnarvon.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)

Counts: National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

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