Recent research shows that the surname Winder has been established in Europe for over 1000 years. Winder is a early British occupational last name. The earliest documentation of the name was found in 1312 in the county of Worcestershire in England. This was a regular occupational term during the Anglo-Saxon period in Northern England, but now the surname is fairly widespread in the UK.
Winder is the 1308th most common surname in Great Britain. Never too far from controversy a pair of brothers Paul Winder and Joe Winder were sent to jail in 1857 for pinching a race horse. 114
Famous Winder's include: