Wind (surname)
| Pronunciation | /ˈwɪnd/ |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Old English |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "speedy as wind" |
| Region of origin | England |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Wynde |
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]
Origins
Wind originates from the Pre 7th century Olde English "gewind". It describes either a person who lived by a particulary 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.
Notable people with the surname
Alex Wind (born 2001), American student activist
Carsten Wind (born 1950), guitarist
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
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
- 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
- Per Wind (born 1955), Danish footballer
- Per Wind (born 1947), Danish rower
- Pierre Wind (born 1965), Dutch chef
- Stefanie Wind, American linguist[5]
- Susie Wind (born 1968), American visual artist
- Tommy Wind, American illusionist
- Torben Wind (born 1960), Danish computer scientist
- Willie Wind (1913-1995), American artist
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Wind Family History". Ancestry.com.
- ^ "Distribution of the surname Wind in the UK". UK Surname Map.
- ^ "Wind". Surname Data Base.
- ^ "Stefanie Wind - The University of Alabama". The University of Alabama. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
External links
- National Trust, 2007. "What do the statistics in the geographical location and social demographic tables mean?"
- United States Census Bureau (9 May 1995). s:1990 Census Name Files dist.all.last (1-100). Retrieved on 25 February 2008.