Wingert
A German surname linked to a vineyard or wine-growing place.
The #9,607 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 91,264 Americans shares it.
Etymology
The name is generally explained as a form of German Wingert, meaning a vineyard or wine garden. It is related to older Germanic words for “wine” and “garden/enclosure,” so the literal sense is something like “wine-garden.” In some historical sources, it is also treated as a name for a vine-dresser, someone who worked in the vineyard.
History
The surname is found in German-speaking areas and also appears in Dutch forms such as van den Wingert or van de Wingert, showing a toponymic link to vineyard places. Historical surname lists from the 19th and early 20th centuries treat it as a common agricultural name. In the United States, Wingert has persisted as a relatively uncommon surname, likely carried by German and Dutch immigrants and their descendants.
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Fun fact
Older surname writers connected Wingert directly with vineyards, which makes it one of many surnames that preserve a tiny piece of rural working life.
From the historical record
“Wingart. Win-geard, from zvin, wine, and geard, a gar- den. A wine-garden ; a vineyard. Wingert, a kindred name. Wingate. Win, wine ; gedt, a gate, a door, an opening. A wine-gate ; an opening to a wine-cellar.”
— Family Names from the Irish, Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Norman and ScotchNotable people named Wingert
- Mick Wingert (b. 1974)
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