Find out how popular the last name Wingard is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Wingard.

Wingard, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Wingard surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Wingard in America

Wingard is the 6766th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Wingard surname appeared 4,983 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Wingard.

We can also compare 2010 data for Wingard to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Wingard

The surname Wingard is believed to have originated in Germany, specifically in the region of Bavaria. It is thought to have derived from the Old German words "win" meaning "friend" and "gard" meaning "enclosure" or "garden." The name likely referred to someone who owned or worked in a vineyard or garden.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Wingard can be found in the Codex Traditionum Monasterii Sancti Stephani in Würzburg, a medieval manuscript from the 9th century, where it appears as "Winingardus." This suggests that the name was present in the region during the Carolingian era.

In the 11th century, a nobleman named Winingardus von Rothenburg was mentioned in the Annales Fuldenses, a chronicle of the Fulda Abbey. This indicates that the name had spread to other parts of Germany by that time.

During the High and Late Middle Ages, various spellings of the name emerged, including Wingardt, Wingert, and Wingardus. These variations were often associated with specific locations, such as the town of Wingart in Bavaria.

One notable historical figure with the surname Wingard was Johann Wingard (1542-1617), a German theologian and reformer who was a prominent figure in the Protestant Reformation. He served as a professor at the University of Wittenberg and was a close associate of Martin Luther.

Another individual of note was Hans Wingard (1575-1642), a German artist and engraver who was known for his detailed etchings and woodcuts depicting landscapes and architectural scenes.

In the 17th century, the surname Wingard appeared in the records of the Palatinate region of Germany, with several families bearing the name residing in towns such as Heidelberg and Mannheim.

During the 18th century, the surname Wingard began to spread beyond Germany, with some families emigrating to other parts of Europe and North America. One example is Johann Wilhelm Wingard (1720-1798), a German-born farmer who settled in Pennsylvania in the mid-1700s and established a family line in the United States.

Throughout the 19th century, the Wingard surname continued to be present in various regions of Germany, as well as in German-speaking communities in other countries. Notable individuals from this period include Carl Wingard (1812-1892), a German-American artist and lithographer known for his portraiture work.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Wingard

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Wingard.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Wingard was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Wingard has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Wingard was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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