| ![Show Contents]() Winkelman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
- Origins Available:
Netherlands
Germany
Etymology of WinkelmanWhat does the name Winkelman mean? The surname Winkelman is derived from the Old High German word "winkil," which meant 'corner'. The name was a topographic name for someone who lived on a corner of land, or on a street corner. It was also in some cases an occupational name for someone who kept a store on a corner. The Dutch prefix "Van" means 'of' or 'one who lived at' and was often attached to location names to create a surname. "Winkel", is derived originally from the Old High German "winchil", which was used in Middle Dutch to designate a number of features or structures, including a "workshop", "barn", "small room", "shop" and "corner". Thus, the original bearer of the surname might have been one who lived near the point where a road or body of water curved, or might have been the proprietor of a commercial establishment. Early Origins of the Winkelman familyThe surname Winkelman was first found in Winkel, in the province of Noord Holland, and it is likely some of the original bearers of the surname Van Winkel hailed from this town. "Rip Van Winkle" is a famous short story by the American author Washington Irving, first published in 1819. The story tells of a Dutch-American villager in colonial America who meets mysterious Dutchmen, drinks their strong liquor and falls deeply asleep in the Catskill Mountains. He awakes 20 years later to a very different world. Interestingly, Irving wrote the story while temporarily living in Birmingham, England. Winkelman Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Winckel, VanWickelen, VanWinkle, Van de Winckele, Van Winckel, Van der Winckel, Winkelaar, Van Winkelaar, Van der Winkelaar, Winkler, Van Winkler, Van der Winkler, Winkelman, Van Winkelman, Van Winkelman and many more. Winkelman Rankingthe United States, the name Winkelman is the 8,420th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
| Winkelman migration to the United States | + |
Winkelman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Oswald Winkelman, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1738 2
- Melchior Winkelman, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1750 2
Winkelman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Franz Winkelman, aged 41, who arrived in Texas in 1871 2
- Herman Winkelman, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1876 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Winkelman (post 1700) | + |
- Jane Winkelman (b. 1949), American painter
- Stanley Winkelman (b. 1923), prominent American businessman and retail merchant
- Stephen R. Winkelman, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984 3
- Henri Gerard Winkelman (1876-1952), Dutch General, commander of the Dutch troops during the German invasion of the Netherlands
- Pete Winkelman, English football club chairman
- "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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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