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 (1957), Dutch art historian
  • Dorothy Wind, American baseball player
  • Edmund De Wind (1883–1918), Canadian/Irish war hero
  • Edgar Wind (1900–1971), British historian
  • Franz Ludwig Wind (1719–1989), Swiss sculptor
  • Gerhard Wind (1928–1992), 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 (1937), Danish competitive sailor
  • Herbert Warren Wind (1916–2005), American writer
  • Horst-Helmut Wind (1927–2009) German sailor
  • Joachim Frederik Wind (1637–1687), Norwegean 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), 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. https://www.houseofnames.com/wind-family-crest
  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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