Winch

Various origins:

• A topographic surname for someone who lived at a place where boats were hauled up onto the land by means of pulleys, from Old English winċe (“winch”).
• From the second part of Old English hlēapewince (“lapwing”), probably a nickname.

Winch (countable and uncountable, plural Winches)

1. A surname from Old English.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Winch is the 17169^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1650 individuals. Winch is most common among White (95.27%) individuals.

• East Winch
• West Winch

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Winch”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.