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There are approximately 6,426 people named Windsor in the UK. That makes it the 1,645th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 102 are named Windsor.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Windsor surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) A town in Berkshire, England. The name is a corruption of Wind-shore, from the winding shore of the Thames in that place.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

WINDSOR. Sir Andrew AVindsor, who was made a knight-banneret at the battle of the Spurs, in 1513, and who was ennobled as Lord Windsor, was a lineal descendant of AValter Fitz-Other, Castellan of AVindsor, in the reign of AVilliam the Conqueror, the common ancestor of the Fitz-Geralds, Carews, Gerards, and many other distinguished families. See Fitz-Gerald.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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