Wind (surname)

Wind is a topographical surname, of English origin, for someone who lived near a pathway, alleyway, or road.[1][2] It is most popular in North East England, especially in Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland.[3] However, the surname is also popular in the Netherlands and Denmark. The surname has several spelling forms including Waind, Wind, Wynd, Wain and Wean.[4]

Wind
Pronunciation/ˈwɪnd/
Language(s)Old English
Origin
Meaning"speedy as wind"
Region of originEngland
Other names
Variant form(s)Wynde

Origins

Wind originates from the Pre 7th century Old English "gewind". It describes either a person who lived by a particularly windy area such as North East England or a "winding" road. In the medieval times Wind was possibly given to a speedy runner or messenger.

The surname Wind was first found in Lancashire, a ceremonial county in North West England, at Windle with Hardshaw, a township, in the parish and union of Prescot, hundred of West Derby. "Before the reign of John, Windhull gave name to a family, of whom was Edusa, widow of Alan de Windhull, who obtained from that king a summons for her dower against Alan de Windhull, son of the former."[5]

Incidence, frequency and rank in area

According to Forebears.io, the highest incidence of the Wind surname can be found in the United States, followed by Germany, the Netherlands, and Denmark.[6]

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CountryIncidenceFrequencyRank in area
United States3,7781:95,93910,736
Germany3,1351:25,6803,398
the Netherlands2,8681:3,336636
Denmark1,6921:3,336281

Notable people with the surname
  • Alex Wind (born 2001), American student activist
  • Bartina Harmina Wind (1891–1974), Dutch scientist
  • Cornelis Wind (1867–1911), Dutch physicist
  • Diana Wind (born 1957), Dutch art historian
  • Dorothy Wind, American baseball player
  • Edgar Wind (1900–1971), British historian
  • Edmund De Wind (1883–1918), Canadian/Irish war hero
  • Franz Ludwig Wind (1719–1989), Swiss sculptor
  • Gerhard Wind (1928–1992), German painter
  • Hans Wind (1919–1995), Finnish World War II flying ace
  • Hans Christian Wind (born 1932), Danish teologist
  • Harmen Wind (1945–2010), Dutch poet
  • Henning Wind (born 1937), Danish competitive sailor
  • Herbert Warren Wind (1916–2005), American writer
  • Horst-Helmut Wind (1927–2009) German sailor
  • Joachim Frederik Wind (1637–1687), Norwegian sailor
  • John Wind (1819–1863), English architect
  • Jonas Wind (born 1999), Danish footballer
  • Kim Wind (born 1957), Danish rower
  • Marlene Wind (born 1963), Danish political scientist
  • Martin Wind (born 1968), German jazz musician
  • Patrick Wind (born 1968), German composer
  • Per Wind (born 1955), Danish footballer
  • Per Wind (born 1947), Danish rower
  • Pierre Wind (born 1965), Dutch chef
  • Stefanie Wind, American linguist[7]
  • Susie Wind (born 1968), American visual artist
  • Tommy Wind, American illusionist
  • Willie Wind (1913–1995), American artist

References
  1. Percy Hide Reaney; Richard Middlewood Wilson (1991). A Dictionary of English Surnames. Taylor & Francis Group. pp. 1784–. ISBN 978-0-415-05737-0. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  2. "Wind Family History". Ancestry.com.
  3. "Distribution of the surname Wind in the UK". UK Surname Map.
  4. "Wind". Surname Data Base.
  5. "Wind Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms".
  6. "Wind Surname". Forebears.io. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  7. "Stefanie Wind – The University of Alabama". The University of Alabama. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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