Chadburn Surname

269,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,450 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Chadburn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Chatburn,' a township in the parish of Whalley, Lancashire.

Johannes de Chatteburn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Henricus de Chatteburn, 1379: ibid.

Ricardus Chattburne, 1379: ibid.

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Chadburn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7961:69,9988,066
United States4301:842,92864,333
Australia1321:204,51319,950
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Scotland211:254,94412,577
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Wales141:221,03813,576
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4141:58,8786,919
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1201:418,48930,805

Chadburn (48) may also be a first name.

Chadburn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Chatburn,' a township in the parish of Whalley, Lancashire.

Johannes de Chatteburn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Henricus de Chatteburn, 1379: ibid.

Ricardus Chattburne, 1379: ibid.

1636. Buried — John, s. John Chadbourne: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1660. — John Chadbourne, a poore auncient man: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

This surname, recorded in Aberdeen, is most probably a recent introduction from England. The name is of local origin from Chadburn in Lancashire.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Chatburn (Lancs), 13th cent. ('Lanc. Inq., &c.') Chatteburn = prob. the (Wild-) Cat-Brook [Dialectal English chat (cp. French chat), a cat + English burn, Old English burne, a brook] Never keep May chats, cuz they brings varmints intü ’ouze.-— Hewitt, Peasant Speech of Devon, p. 61.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Chadburn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chadburn is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chadburn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chadburn? popularity and diffusion

Chadburn is the 269,054th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 5,025,894 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Chadburn live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles. Chadburn is also the 1,448,253rd most common first name globally. It is borne by 48 people.

This surname is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 796 people, or 1 in 69,998. In England it is most common in: South Yorkshire, where 20 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 14 percent live and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 9 percent live. Barring England this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Chadburn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Chadburn has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Chadburn surname grew 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 358 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chadburn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chadburn surname are 13.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Chadburn earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.49% more than the national average, earning $44,656 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.27% less than the national average, earning $42,592 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chadbourn94259/
Chadburne947/
Cadburn930/
Chadbourne892,169/
Shadburn88564/
Chadborn8857/
Chedburn8839/
Shadburne82117/
Cheedburn820/
Chadbornn820/
Codburn802/
Shadbourne783/
Chadboorne780/
Headborn751/
Shadborn750/
Heidborn6344/

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