| ![Show Contents]() Winkleman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Netherlands
England
Etymology of WinklemanWhat does the name Winkleman mean? The surname Winkleman 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 Winkleman familyThe surname Winkleman 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. Winkleman 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. Winkleman Rankingthe United States, the name Winkleman is the 17,921st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
| Winkleman migration to the United States | + |
Winkleman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Bendick Winkleman, who landed in Indiana in 1834 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Winkleman (post 1700) | + |
- George W. Winkleman (1859-1921), American Major League Baseball player who appeared in four games for the 1883 Louisville Eclipse
- Isadore Winkleman, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1956 3
- Benjamin H. Winkleman, American politician, Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1970 4
- Sally Winkleman (1937-2019), birth name of Sally Soames, a British newspaper photographer who worked for The Observer (1963-1968) and for The Sunday Times (1968–2000)
- Sophie Lara Winkleman (b. 1980), English actress, also known as Lady Frederick Windsor as she is married to Lord Frederick Windsor, son of Queen Elizabeth II's first cousin Prince Michael of Kent
- Claudia Anne Irena Winkleman (b. 1972), English television presenter, film critic, radio personality, and journalist, twice nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance for her work on Strictly Come Dancing
- "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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