Winborn History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The illustrious family Winborn claim descent from Wimborne Minster, St Giles, Monkton in Dorset 1 which dates back to the late 9th century when it was known as Winburnan. 2 By the time of the Domesday Book of 1086, the place name was known as Winburne. 3 Later in 1236, records show the place name as Wymburneminstre. 2 The name was "originally the name of a river (now called Allen) 'meadow stream' from the Old English 'winn' + 'burna' " for 'mynster' meaning 'monastery.' 2

More recently, Wimborne (All Saints, or Allhallows) is a parish in the union of Wimborne and Cranborne, hundred of Cranborne, Wimborne and Wimborne (St. Giles) is a parish, in the union of Wimborne and Cranborne, hundred of Wimborne St. Giles, Wimborne division. Wimborne-Minster (St. Cuthberga) is a markettown and parish, and the head of the union of Wimborne and Cranborne. "This place, which is of remote antiquity, was in the time of the Romans of considerable importance as a station to their camp at Badbury, and by them was denominated Vindogladia, or Ventageladia, terms descriptive of its situation near to, or between, two rivers. The Saxon appellation of Vinburnan, whence the present name is obviously deduced, is of similar import; and the epithet of Minster, from the ancient monastery, is added as a terra of distinction." 4

Early Origins of the Winborn family

The surname Winborn was first found in Dorset where Philip de Winburne was listed as holding lands in the Pipe Rolls of 1166. Later in Wiltshire, the Assize Rolls of 1249 record Walter of Winburn and later again, Walter de Wymburn was registered in the Feet of Fines for Essex in 1276. 1

Early History of the Winborn family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Winborn research. Another 74 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1249, 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Winborn History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Winborn Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Winborn, Winbourn, Winborne, Winbourne, Winburn, Winburne, Wynborn, Wynbourn, Wynbourne, Wimborn, Wimbourn, Wimbourne, Wymborne, Wynburn, Wynburn, Wymburn, Wymburne, Wynborn and many more.

Early Notables of the Winborn family

Distinguished members of the family include

the Winborn family of Essex

Winborn migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Winborn Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Winborn, who landed in New England in 1686 5

Contemporary Notables of the name Winborn (post 1700) +

Marsha Winborn, American illustrator, known for her work with Bethany Roberts on May Belle and the Ogre (2003), Ogre Eats Everything (2005)
Jamie Winborn (b. 1979), American former NFL linebacker (2001-2010) from Wetumpka, Alabama,
Susan Winborn, English politician, Councillor for Fairfield Ward, South Croydon (2006 and 2014)

Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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)