Show ContentsWinck Surname History

Etymology of Winck

What does the name Winck mean?

The Middle High German word "winkel" meant 'corner;' so the Jewish surname Winck was originally an occupational surname born by someone who kept a shop located on a corner.

Winck Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Winckler, Winkler, Winkel, Winckeler, Winkeler, Winck, Wincker, Winker, Winkele and many more.


Winck migration to the United States+



Winck Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Hartman Winck, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1774 1
Winck Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Stanislaw Winck, aged 29, who arrived in New York in 1894 aboard the ship "Trave" from Bremen, Germany 2
  • Leib Winck, aged 47, who arrived in New York in 1894 aboard the ship "Chester" from Southampton, England 2
  • Josel Winck, aged 24, originally from London, who arrived in New York in 1897 aboard the ship "Saint Louis" from Southampton, England 2
Winck Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Irma Winck, aged 30, originally from Renair, Belgium, who arrived in New York in 1909 aboard the ship "Kroonland" from Antwerp, Belgium 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Winck (post 1700)+

  • Luís Carlos Coelho Winck (b. 1963), Brazilian footballer
  • Cláudio Winck Neto (b. 1994), known as Cláudio Winck, a Brazilian footballer


  1. 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)
  2. Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result


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