Winegar History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Winegar family

The surname Winegar was first found in Berkshire where we find Sarra de Winiard in the Curia Regis Rolls of 1212. Later Juliana de la Wingarde was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of 1275 and William atte Wyneard was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Somerset in 1327. 1

The name literally means "worker in the vineyard." 1 2 3 However, one should note the word "winnard" can also be derived from the Cornish "qwilkyn" meaning "redwing" as in the bird.

Another source notes confirms William atte Wyneard in Somerset, 1 Edward III (in the first year of the reign of Edward III.) 4

Early History of the Winegar family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Winegar research. Another 87 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1563, 1577, 1581, 1587, 1596, 1602, 1603, 1607, 1614, 1615, 1617, 1641, 1660, 1665, 1678, 1679, 1681, 1688 and 1739 are included under the topic Early Winegar History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Winegar Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wynyard, Wynard, Winnard, Winward, Winwood and others.

Early Notables of the Winegar family

Distinguished members of the family include Sir Ralph Winwood (c. 1563-1617), an English diplomat and politician, English Ambassador in France, Secretary of State and Privy Councillor from 1614 until his death. He was born about 1563 at Aynhoe in Northamptonshire, the son of Richard Winwood. His grandfather, Lewis Winwood, was at one time secretary to Charles Brandon, duke of Suffolk. His father was described in the university registers as 'plebeius.' He owned no land, and possibly was a tenant on the Aynhoe estate which belonged to Magdalen College, Oxford. On his death, before 1581, his widow Joan married John Weekes of...
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Winegar Ranking

In the United States, the name Winegar is the 9,875^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 5

Winegar migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Winegar Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Wendelin Winegar, who landed in Mississippi in 1855 6

Contemporary Notables of the name Winegar (post 1700) +

Philip Winegar, American politician, Supervisor of Northfield Township, Michigan, 1856-59, 1862-63 7
Melville G. Winegar, American Republican politician, Postmaster at Atchison, Kansas, 1882-86 7
George Winegar, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Michigan State Senate 15th District, 1926 7
Charles Tobias Winegar (1878-1945), American politician, Member of Michigan State Senate 31st District, 1913-14 7

Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. Print.
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 26) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html