Winkelman
A German surname meaning a person from a corner, bend, or nook, or someone from a place named Winkel.
The #8,093 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 75,359 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Winkel is a German word for a corner, bend, or secluded nook, and -man(n) means “man” or “person.” As a surname, Winkelman most likely began as a descriptive locational name for someone living by a corner, bend, or tucked-away place, or as a habitational name from a place called Winkel. The form can also be understood broadly as “man from Winkel” or “the man at the corner.”
History
This is a fairly typical German and German-American surname pattern, and it was carried to North America by immigrants from German-speaking regions. In English-speaking records the spelling may vary between Winkelman and Winkelmann, with the double-n form being especially common in German usage. The name is not especially rare in the United States, but it is concentrated enough to reflect immigration and later family settlement patterns.
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Fun fact
In German, winkel can also mean an angle or small shop in some older or dialectal uses, but in surnames it usually points to a corner, bend, or secluded spot.