Auburn Surname

528,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Auburn Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Auburn (Yorks), the Domesday Eleburn = the Eel-Brook.

[Old English œl + burne]

Auburn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2671:1,357,52494,287
England2441:228,35319,058
Australia471:574,37741,856
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France21:33,211,361423,184
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England851:286,76919,769
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Auburn (1,091) may also be a first name.

Auburn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Auburn (Yorks), the Domesday Eleburn = the Eel-Brook.

[Old English œl + burne]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Auburn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Auburn has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Auburn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 528,890th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 11,907,755 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 41 percent of Auburn live; 41 percent live in Northern Europe and 40 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 241,614th most widespread forename at a global level. It is borne by 1,091 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 267 people, or 1 in 1,357,524. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 8 percent are found, Florida, where 7 percent are found and Maryland, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Auburn exists in 16 countries. It is also found in England, where 40 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Auburn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Auburn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Auburn last name grew 424 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 287 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Auburn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Auburn surname are 7.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.76% registered with the political party.

The amount Auburn earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.87% more than the national average, earning $47,408 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.92% more than the national average, earning $56,601 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ausburn921,001/
Auburne921/
Aburn91337/
Ausburne8650/
Ausbourn861/
Aussburn860/
Aburin83214/
Auborn83110/
Haburn8388/
Huburn8333/
Asburn8314/
Aburen835/
Euburn833/
Ahburn831/
Atburn831/
Ausbourne8029/
Auhbourne801/
Ashburn776,080/
Hayburn77396/
Haburne7744/
Habourn7712/
Abourin7710/
Aburing776/
Hasburn772/
Gabourn771/
Gaburin771/
Asburne771/
Usburne770/
Haiburn770/
Gayburn770/
Heaburn770/
Ousburn770/
Hatburn770/
Eusburn770/
Eatburn770/
Easburn770/
Aborn73327/
Oburn73148/
Uborn734/
Ashburne71156/
Ashbourn7161/
Gabourin7135/
Goubourn7120/
Asbourne718/
Usbourne717/
Abusreen714/
Haburina714/
Ousbourn713/
Hashburn712/
Ashburen711/
Aburnova711/
Gaburina711/
Assburne710/
Hayoburn710/
Haybourn710/
Oubourne710/
Osburn6710,803/
Ashbourne67699/
Aborin67371/
Aburim67289/
Obourn67155/
Hoburn67106/
Eaborn6786/
Goburn6771/
Oburin6726/
Aboryn6717/
Haborn6716/
Haybourne6711/
Hasbourne6710/
Aboorn677/
Ousbourne674/
Aaborn673/
Obgurn673/
Awuren673/
Ampurn672/
Awurin672/
Eiburn671/
Ahborn671/
Aiborn671/
Uborin671/
O'Burn671/
Aychbourn670/
Oburne670/
Huborn670/

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