Last Name Winschester

The last name "Winchester" is of English origin and is locational in nature, referring to someone who came from the city of Winchester in Hampshire, England. The name is derived from the Old English words "waen," meaning "wagon," and "ceaster," meaning "Roman fort or walled city." Therefore, the name Winchester likely originally referred to someone who lived near or worked in a walled city once occupied by Romans and used for transporting goods by wagon.

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