Winans Family History

Winans Name Meaning

Americanized form of Dutch Wynants or Wijnants: patronymic from the personal name Wynant, Wijnant (see Winand ).

History: American bearers of this surname are mostly if not all descended from Jan Wynants, who came to North America from the Netherlands c. 1662.

Similar surnames:

Winans,

Winand

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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