Colborn Surname

228,115th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,777 people bear this surname

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

Colborn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Colbrand,' found as a personal name in Domesday, Devon; compare Coleswain and Colegrim. The variants Colborn, Colbourn, &c, were inevitable.

Malger Colebrond, Sussex, 1273.

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Colborn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4511:249,79923,761
England2311:241,20419,754
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Northern Ireland201:92,2525,957
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Scotland121:446,15118,166
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2011:121,27011,535
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3291:152,64014,109

Colborn (21) may also be a first name.

Colborn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Colbrand,' found as a personal name in Domesday, Devon; compare Coleswain and Colegrim. The variants Colborn, Colbourn, &c, were inevitable.

Malger Colebrond, Sussex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

As Colbran the surname is still to be found in that county.

Robert Colbern, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

William Colebrond, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Ricardus Collebround, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Margarela Colbrand, 1379: ibid.

1631. Baptised — William, s. Thomas Colborne; St. James, Clerkenwell.

1642. — James Colbran: St. Antholin (London).

1677. — Laud. s. John Colebron: St. James, Clerkenwell.

(a) Local, 'of Colbourne,' a township in the parish of Catterick, North Riding of Yorkshire But I find no representatives in Yorkshire of any family of that name. The true origin of all the forms is (1). Since writing the above I find this view corroborated by Mr. Earwaker in his East Cheshire, ii. 131. He records that William Coulborn was vicar of Mottram-in-Longdendale in 1695. He adds in a note, 'he may perhaps be identified with a "William Colbron" who matriculated at Oxford from Wadham College, 36th March, 1686.'

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

A township in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Colborn Last Name Facts

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

Colborn occurs most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Colborn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 228,115th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,101,039 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Colborn live; 82 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 21 people.

The surname Colborn is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1,451 people, or 1 in 249,799. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 13 percent live, Ohio, where 8 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Colborn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Colborn has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 441 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 115 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 171 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Colborn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Colborn are 24.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.08% being registered with the party.

The amount Colborn earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.58% less than the national average, earning R 65,160 per year; in United States they earn 6.22% less than the national average, earning $40,467 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.41% less than the national average, earning $40,041 CAD per year.

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Colborn Reference & Research

Colburn DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

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