Welburn Surname

167,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Welburn Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Welborne (Norf.), Welbourne (Lincs), Welburn (N. Yorks2); or Dweller at the Well or Spring Brook [Old English w(i)ell(a + burna] The Yorkshire villages occur as Welle- brune in Domesday-Book. The Lincolnshire place was Welleburn in the 13th cent.

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Welburn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4401:38,6935,024
United States5121:707,92855,905
Canada3231:114,07312,141
Australia2321:116,36112,902
Wales231:134,5459,804
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China21:683,660,78330,601
France21:33,211,361423,184
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5851:41,6675,256
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1071:469,33333,530

Welburn (32) may also be a first name.

Welburn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Welborne (Norf.), Welbourne (Lincs), Welburn (N. Yorks2); or Dweller at the Well or Spring Brook [Old English w(i)ell(a + burna] The Yorkshire villages occur as Welle- brune in Domesday-Book. The Lincolnshire place was Welleburn in the 13th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) belonging to Welborne (Norf.), Welbourne (Lincs), Welburn (N. Yorks2); or Dweller at the Well or Spring Brook [Old English w(i)ell(a + burna] The Yorkshire villages occur as Welle- brune in Domesday-Book. The Lincolnshire place was Welleburn in the 13th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

John Welburn was sheriff of the city of York in 1697 (D.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Welburn Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Welburn Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Welburn occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Welburn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Welburn is the 167,924th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,830,115 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Welburn live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 32 people.

The last name Welburn is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 1,440 people, or 1 in 38,693. In England Welburn is mostly concentrated in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 23 percent are found, North Yorkshire, where 23 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 7 percent are found. Barring England it occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 13 percent are found.

Welburn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Welburn has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 246 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 479 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 12 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Welburn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Welburn surname are 16.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.84% registered with the political party.

The amount Welburn earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.1% more than the national average, earning $43,624 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.88% less than the national average, earning $42,290 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welbourn931,561/
Wellburn93389/
Weilburn931/
Welbaurn930/
Welburne930/
Welbourne881,568/
Whelbourn8886/
Wellbourn8851/
Wellburne880/
Wilburn8620,269/
Welborn8610,625/
Velburn861/
Wllburn861/
Wellbourne8236/
Whelbourne8233/
Welbourhne824/
Wilbourn803,159/
Wellborn803,006/
Willburn80393/
Welboren80284/
Wilburne80100/
Wlbourne802/
Belbourn801/
Wilburnq801/
Wilbaurn800/
Wilburin800/
Wlborn771/
Wilbourne751,027/
Willbourn75129/
Willburne752/
Wilbouren751/
D'Wilburn751/
Wilborn716,427/
Willbourne71134/
Vilburn7138/
Wleborn711/
Bilburn710/
Willborn67569/
Wihlborn6710/
Vilburnt671/
Vilbourn671/
Wilboorne630/
Vilborn5713/

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