Friends town or son of Wynn
Winson is an English surname-turned-given name. It likely originates from a place name meaning 'friend's settlement' or as a patronymic meaning 'son of Wynn,' where Wynn is an Old English name meaning 'friend'.
Less common today
Winson isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,928 in 2002.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Historian and academic author
