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

Auburn has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Auburn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 528,890th most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 11,907,755 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 41 percent of Auburn reside; 41 percent reside in Northern Europe and 40 percent reside in British Isles. Auburn is also the 241,614th most numerous forename worldwide, held by 1,091 people.

The last name Auburn is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 267 people, or 1 in 1,357,524. In The United States Auburn is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 8 percent reside, Florida, where 7 percent reside and Maryland, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States it is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 40 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Auburn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Auburn has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 424 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 287 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Auburn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Auburn are 7.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.76% being registered with the 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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