Bourn Surname
Approximately 3,653 people bear this surname
Bourn Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the Burn,' which see.
Bourn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,424 | 1:149,529 | 15,398 |
| England | 803 | 1:69,387 | 8,014 |
| Australia | 150 | 1:179,971 | 18,195 |
| South Africa | 76 | 1:712,865 | 50,752 |
| New Zealand | 37 | 1:122,387 | 15,192 |
| Canada | 32 | 1:1,151,425 | 83,867 |
| France | 25 | 1:2,656,909 | 193,074 |
| Marshall Islands | 22 | 1:2,356 | 552 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 660 | 1:36,932 | 4,785 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 725 | 1:69,267 | 7,508 |
Bourn (42) may also be a first name.
Bourn Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the Burn,' which see.
(English) Dweller by a Burn or Brook [Middle English bourne, Old English burne]
(English) Dweller near the brook or stream.
Parishes and places in cos. Cambr., Durham, Lincoln, Hants, Sussex, ice. Many trivial localities are so called, and Atte Burne is a common medieval surname. As a topographical term it means sometimes a bound or limit, French borne,) and sometimes a running stream, (A-Sax. byrna.) See English Sum. i. 64.
Local. From the town of Bourne, in Lincolnshire, England, which is so named from the old English Bourne, a small river or spring—well.
The Bournes of Sussex derive their name from a parish in the county.
Bourn Demographics
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Bourn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bourn Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bourn is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bourn? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 124,737th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,994,948 people. Bourn occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Bourn live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. Bourn is also the 1,566,439th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 42 people.
This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 2,424 people, or 1 in 149,529. In The United States Bourn is most prevalent in: Texas, where 9 percent live, Mississippi, where 9 percent live and Illinois, where 5 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 43 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.
Bourn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bourn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bourn last name rose 334 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 122 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 117 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Bourn Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Bourn last name is principally Anglican (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Bourn last name are 6.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.52% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Bourn earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 20.3% more than the national average, earning R 285,876 per year; in United States they earn 5.9% more than the national average, earning $45,693 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.63% less than the national average, earning $39,930 CAD per year.
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