Given name & surname
Winchell
“one who draws water”
Winchell is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “one who draws water.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “one who draws water.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1925. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Winchell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1925. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,433 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Winchell’s family of names
Winchell has a related form in Winnchell. Winchell has a related form in Wynchell. Winchell has a related form in Wynnchell.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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