Camborn Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Camborn Surname Definition:

CAMBORNE: From Camborne, a town and parish in Penwith hundred, which Hals renders "a crooked or arched burne or well." Pryce translates Cambourne, Cambron, crooked well or crooked hill (cam-bourne, cam-bron).

Camborn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Camborn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

CAMBORNE: From Camborne, a town and parish in Penwith hundred, which Hals renders "a crooked or arched burne or well." Pryce translates Cambourne, Cambron, crooked well or crooked hill (cam-bourne, cam-bron).

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Camborn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Camborn occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Camborn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Camborn occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Camborn are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Camborn is mostly found in: Arkansas, where 50 percent live and Missouri, where 50 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 33 percent live.

Camborn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Camborn has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 85 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cambourn9376/
Camborne938/
Cambourne88116/
Caimborne881/
Camburn861,074/
Cambern86285/
Samborn86162/
Canborn8618/
Kamborn864/
Cambarn860/
Samboryn80118/
Samborin8020/
Camberen808/
Chambarn802/
Khamborn802/
Jamborne801/
Camborim801/
Kamboren801/
Giamborn800/
Camburne800/
Canborne800/
Scanborn800/
Kamborina753/
Giamborne752/
Sanborn7113,656/
Somborn71285/
Kambarn7139/
Kemborn717/
Canburn712/
Canbern711/
Kamworn711/
Qambarn711/
Kambern711/
Combern710/
Sambarin6764/
Sanbourn6714/
Kambaren6711/
Zambaren675/
Khamworn674/
Somboorn672/
Kambarin671/
Sambaren671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Camborn
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