What does the jewish last name winner mean.?

what is its origin

What does the jewish last name winner mean.?
Ancestry.Com shows it can be English unexplained origin or Ashkenazic Jewish variant of Wiener.





They show 53 immigrants to the U. S. listed their place of origin as Germany, 6 Austria,


6 Ireland, 4 Cuba, 4 Baden, 3 Bade





Name Wierner, habitational from Wien (Vienna) Austria.





see the links below from U. S. National Genealogical Society and the U. K. college of arms





http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/comconsumerp...





http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/Faq.ht...
Reply:Have a look at the link posted below,


http://www.houseofnames.com/fc.asp?sId=%26amp;...


hope it helps.
Reply:I once read that there aren't really any 'jewish surnames' in that it was often the custom of the jewish people to take a surname appropriate to the surrounding culture to reduce the risk of perscution. So maybe look at were the people with the name winner came from and go from there.


Sorry I don't know but I hope this helps