Winkles History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Winkles family

The surname Winkles was first found in Shropshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire. Windley is a small village in Derbyshire just north of Derby.

Early History of the Winkles family

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Winkles Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Withipoole, Withipool, Wythipool, Wythipool, Withpool, Wittpool, Withypole, Withpole and many more.

Early Notables of the Winkles family

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Winkles Ranking

the United States, the name Winkles is the 17,082^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Winkles family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..

Contemporary Notables of the name Winkles (post 1700) +

Bobby Brooks Winkles (1930-2020), American baseball coach at Arizona State University and manager in Major League Baseball, inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame
Henry Winkles (1801-1860), English architectural illustrator, engraver and printer

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/