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Wing History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

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Scotland

Early Origins of the Wing family

The surname Wing was first found in Worcestershire where William de la Winche was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of 1275. Later, Stephen atte Wynke was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Somerset in 1327 and later again, Thomas atte Wynche was found in the Subsidy Rolls for Worcestershire in 1332. Walter Winch was found in the Pipe Rolls for Cambridgeshire in 1184 and William Wynk in the Feet of Fines for Suffolk in 1312. In Sussex, records there show William le Wynch in the Subsidy Rolls for 1327. 1

The name is well established in Yorkshire since early days. The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 include: Ricardus Wynk; Alexander Wynk; and Robertus Wynk. 2

Just over the northern border in Scotland, it may be a "shortened form of Wineca, diminutive of the common Old English personal name Wine. Winkston near Peebles is the tun of Wink or Wynk. William Wynk who held land in Aberdeen in 1281, may be the William Wynk who rendered homage [to King Edward I of England] at Perth, 1291. " 3

"The lands of Winkston in the parish of Peebles gave name to possessors in 1262, when Alexander de Wynkistun was on the inquest for ascertaining the rights of burgesses in the moss of Walthamshope. In 1365 the lands of Winkston were in the hands of the Gledstanes." 3 The variant Winkworth hails from the north in Yorkshire, England or Scotland.

Early History of the Wing family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wing research. Another 112 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1281, 1291, 1365, 1587, 1619, 1660 and 1668 are included under the topic Early Wing History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Wing Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wing, Wink, Winks, Wynk, Wyng, Wyngke, Wingh and others.

Early Notables of the Wing family

Notables of this surname at this time include:

Vincent Wing (1619-1668), English astronomer, the eldest son of Vincent Wing (1587-1660) of North Luffenham, Rutland...

Wing Ranking

In the United States, the name Wing is the 2,390^th most popular surname with an estimated 12,435 people with that name. 4

Wing migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wing Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Hugh Wing, aged 30, who arrived in Virginia in 1620 aboard the ship "George" 5
Robert Wing, who settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1630
Elizabeth Wing, who arrived in Salem, Massachusetts in 1630 aboard the ship "Ambrose" as part of the Winthrop Fleet
Ms. Deobrah Wing, who arrived in New England in 1632 aboard the ship "William and Francis" 6
Mr. Daniel Wing, who arrived in New England in 1632 aboard the ship "William and Francis" 6
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Wing Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Susannah Wing, who settled in Maryland in 1775

Wing Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

J C Wing, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 5
D A Wing, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 5
B F Wing, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 5
G. W. Wing settled in San Francisco, California in 1852
Charles Wing, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1855 5

Wing migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wing Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

William Wing, who settled in Bona Vista, Newfoundland in 1698 7

Wing Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. Gersham Wing U.E. who settled in Elizabeth Town [Elizabethtown], Leeds County, Ontario c. 1789 8

Wing migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Wing Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. William Wing, (b. 1826), aged 26, English labourer who was convicted in Hereford, Herefordshire, England for 7 years for house breaking, transported aboard the "Equestrian" on 27th August 1852, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Island), he died in 1867 9

Wing migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Wing Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Thomas Wing, who landed in Bay of Islands, New Zealand in 1840
Mr. John Wing, (b. 1837), aged 25, British farm labourer travelling from London aboard the ship "Mersey" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 25th September 1862 10

Contemporary Notables of the name Wing (post 1700) +

Paul Wing (1892-1957), American Academy Award winning assistant director, father of Toby Wing
Martha Virginia "Toby" Wing (1915-2001), American actress
William Ricketson Wing (1830-1908), and his brother Joseph, American founders and owners of whaling company J. & W. R. Wing Company, the largest whaling firm in the United States
Donald Goddard Wing (1904-1972), American Associate Librarian at Yale University from 1939 to 1970
Bradley Thomas "Brad" Wing (b. 1991), Australian-born, American NFL football punter
C. A. Wing, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1860 11
Bert P. Wing, American politician, Prohibition Candidate for Mayor of Muskegon Heights, Michigan, 1917 11
Austin Eli Wing (1792-1849), American politician, Member of Michigan State House of Representatives from Monroe County, 1842; Member of University of Michigan Board of Regents, 1845-49 11
Austin Wing, American politician, Member of California State Assembly 12th District, 1852-54 11
Ann Kilbane Wing, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1972 11
... (Another 40 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
"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)
Pilgrim Ship's of 1600's Retrieved January 6th 2023, retrieved from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
Seary E.R., Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, Montreal: McGill's-Queen's Universtity Press 1998 ISBN 0-7735-1782-0
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 16th May 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/equestrian
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html