Whinery

English

Alternative forms

• Whineray, Whinnery, Winrow

Etymology

Topographic surname from Old Norse hvein (“gorse, furze”) + vrá (“nook or corner of land”).

Proper noun

Whinery (plural Whinerys)

1. A surname from Old Norse.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Whinery is the 27756^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 866 individuals. Whinery is most common among White (89.84%) individuals.

Further reading

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