Cliburn Surname

344,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,064 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Cliburn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Clayburn.' I have not identified the spot. Cliburn, a small parish six miles from Penrith, Westmorland, may be the parent of Clibbon and Cliburn, but as regards the others, a South-English origin seems more likely.

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Cliburn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0321:351,22031,476
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
England61:9,286,343223,652
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:398,56129,579

Cliburn (25) may also be a first name.

Cliburn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Clayburn.' I have not identified the spot. Cliburn, a small parish six miles from Penrith, Westmorland, may be the parent of Clibbon and Cliburn, but as regards the others, a South-English origin seems more likely.

1412. Thomas Clabeyn, bailiff of Yarmouth: History of Norfolk.

William Clayoorne, Norfolk, 2 Edward VI: ibid.

Thomas Clayborne, mayor of Lynn Regis, 1573: ibid.

1604. Humphrey Cleyborne and Margaret Morgan: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

A parish in Westmoreland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Westmorland.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Cliburn Last Name Facts

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

Cliburn has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cliburn? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cliburn is the 344,343rd most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,849,197 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Cliburn reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Cliburn is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 25 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 1,032 people, or 1 in 351,220. In The United States Cliburn is primarily concentrated in: Mississippi, where 23 percent live, Texas, where 12 percent live and Florida, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Cliburn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cliburn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cliburn last name grew 819 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 76 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cliburn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cliburn last name are 6.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.2% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cliburn earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.18% less than the national average, earning $41,778 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.39% less than the national average, earning $44,521 CAD per year.

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