Winson History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland

Winson is a name that was brought to England by the ancestors of the Winson family when they emigrated following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The name Winson comes from the Old English personal name Wynstan. That name is derived from the Old English elements wyn, meaning joy, and stan, meaning stone.

Early Origins of the Winson family

The surname Winson was first found in Gloucestershire where they are conjecturally descended from Ansfrid de Cormeiles, a Norman knight from the Abbey of Cormeiles in Normandy.

Early History of the Winson family

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Winson Spelling Variations

Before the last few hundred years the English language had no fixed system of spelling rules. For that reason, spelling variations occurred commonly in Anglo Norman surnames. Over the years, many variations of the name Winson were recorded, including Winston, Winstone and others.

Early Notables of the Winson family

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Migration of the Winson family to Ireland

Some of the Winson family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Winson migration to the United States +

The unstable environment in England at this time caused numerous families to board ships and leave in search of opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad in places like Ireland, Australia, and particularly the New World. The voyage was extremely difficult, however, and only taken at great expense. The cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels caused many to arrive diseased and starving, not to mention destitute from the enormous cost. Still opportunity in the emerging nations of Canada and the United States was far greater than at home and many went on to make important contributions to the cultures of their adopted countries. An examination of many early immigration records reveals that people bearing the name Winson arrived in North America very early:

Winson Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Richard Winson, who landed in Maryland in 1676 1

Winson Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Winson, who arrived in America in 1764 1

Citations +

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)