Wind (surname)

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] However, the surname is also popular in the Netherlands and Denmark. The surname has several spelling forms including Waind, Wind, Wynd, Wain and Wean.[4]

Wind
Pronunciation/ˈwɪnd/
Language(s)Old English
Origin
Meaning"speedy as wind"
Region of originEngland
Other names
Variant form(s)Wynde

Origins

Wind originates from the Pre 7th century Old English "gewind". It describes either a person who lived by a particularly windy area such as North East England or a "winding" road. In the 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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CountryIncidenceFrequencyRank in area
United States United States3,7781:95,93910,736
Germany Germany3,1351:25,6803,398
Netherlands the Netherlands2,8681:3,336636
Denmark Denmark1,6921:3,336281

Notable people with the surname

  • United States Alex Wind (born 2001), American student activist
  • Netherlands Bartina Harmina Wind (1891–1974), Dutch scientist
  • Netherlands Cornelis Wind (1867–1911), Dutch physicist
  • Netherlands Diana Wind (born 1957), Dutch art historian
  • United States Dorothy Wind, American baseball player
  • United Kingdom Edgar Wind (1900–1971), British historian
  • Canada Edmund De Wind (1883–1918), Canadian/Irish war hero
  • Switzerland Franz Ludwig Wind (1719–1989), Swiss sculptor
  • Germany Gerhard Wind (1928–1992), German painter
  • Finland Hans Wind (1919–1995), Finnish World War II flying ace
  • Denmark Hans Christian Wind (born 1932), Danish teologist
  • Netherlands Harmen Wind (1945–2010), Dutch poet
  • Denmark Henning Wind (born 1937), Danish competitive sailor
  • United States Herbert Warren Wind (1916–2005), American writer
  • Germany Horst-Helmut Wind (1927–2009) German sailor
  • Norway Joachim Frederik Wind (1637–1687), Norwegian sailor
  • United Kingdom John Wind (1819–1863), English architect
  • Denmark Jonas Wind (born 1999), Danish footballer
  • Denmark Kim Wind (born 1957), Danish rower
  • Denmark Marlene Wind (born 1963), Danish political scientist
  • Germany Martin Wind (born 1968), German jazz musician
  • Germany Patrick Wind (born 1968), German composer
  • Denmark Per Wind (born 1955), Danish footballer
  • Denmark Per Wind (born 1947), Danish rower
  • Netherlands Pierre Wind (born 1965), Dutch chef
  • United States Stefanie Wind, American linguist[7]
  • United States Susie Wind (born 1968), American visual artist
  • United States Tommy Wind, American illusionist
  • United States 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".
  6. "Wind Surname". Forebears.io. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  7. "Stefanie Wind – The University of Alabama". The University of Alabama. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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