The Winstead surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,756 people carried this name — #4,054 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 33,700 people counted. That is up 3% from 8,478 in 2000.
In the first U.S. census, 1790
22 families named Winstead, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.
Each family is counted by its head. About 116 people lived in those households, 5.3 to a family on average. The table counts it together with one other spelling. 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
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
Winstead in American newspapers,
1891–1910.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 16,209 pages in all carry the name.
In print
Winstead in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1950s.
45 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Winstead. The most, 18, date from the 1930s.
Articles, by state
Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Winstead.
Who carried it
People named Winstead,
with a public archive behind them.
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W. Arthur Winstead 1904–1995 · politician -
Charles B. Winstead 1891–1973 · military personnel
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Nash Winstead 1925–2008 · teacher
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Warren J. Winstead 1927–2001 · academic
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Daniel E. Winstead 1945–2024 · politician
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Wendy Winstead 1947–1991 · veterinarian
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 Winstead,
in the records of 3 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 States414 records
- U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 318
- U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 81
- New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 5
- New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 5
- U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 2
- U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
- Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
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Example: U.S. registration card, 1942 Military record Stephen WinsteadBorn 1916 in North Carolina. Enlisted 1941 at Fort Bragg; farm hand from Nash County. U.S. Army veteran; died 2000, buried at Gardens of Gethsemane, Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) -
Example: passenger manifest, 1903 Passenger record Edward T. WinsteadArrived at New York in 1873 aboard the C.h. Marshall from Liverpool, aged 35; cigar maker. From England.
U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) -
Example: U.S. burial record, 1864 Burial record Charles A. WinsteadU.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1949, died 1996; buried at Houston National Cemetery, Texas.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
Showing 3 of 414 records for Winstead in the United States.
Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted). 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).
Australia2 records
- Tasmanian Names Index 1
- Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
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Example: passenger manifest, 1903 Passenger record Peter WinsteadSailed from Victoria in 1863 aboard the Suffren, aged 26.
Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
Showing 1 of 2 records for Winstead in Australia.
Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).
United Kingdom1 record
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Example: burial register, 1858 Burial record Jane WinsteadBuried in 1816 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 46.
MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Counts: MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Winstead.
- Winkel 2,584 · U.S. census
- Winkler 21,993 · U.S. census
- Winn 22,316 · U.S. census
- Winne 742 · U.S. census
- Winninger 110 · U.S. census
- Winslow 14,056 · U.S. census
- Winstel 291 · U.S. census
- Winston 21,667 · U.S. census
- Winter 31,310 · U.S. census
- Winterberger 139 · U.S. census
- Winterhalter 775 · U.S. census
- Winters 44,914 · U.S. census
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