Frequency: (401)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Dutch (de Wind): 1. ethnic name for a Wend, from Middle Dutch Wi(e)nt (see Wendt). 2. possibly also a nickname for someone who rushed around a lot, from Middle Dutch wint ‘wind’. 3. English: unexplained.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
