The surname Winge was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1379 William Winpeny when held and granted lands.
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Early History of the Winge family
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Winge Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Winpenny, Wimpenny, Wimpory, Wimpery, Wimpeny, Wynngold and many more.
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Early Notables of the Winge family
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Winge migration to the United States
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Winge Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
Robert Winge, aged 60, from Essex, who arrived in New England in 1634 aboard the ship "Francis", Bound for Boston 1
Mrs. Judith Winge, aged 43, from Essex, who arrived in New England in 1634 aboard the ship "Francis", Bound for Boston 2
Winge Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
Johann Winge, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 1
Contemporary Notables of the name Winge (post 1700)
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Stein Winge (1940-2024), Norwegian stage producer, theatre director and International Emmy-Nominated actor
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)
Winge migration to the United States 
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