Colborne Surname

251,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Colborne 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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Colborne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada5731:64,3037,493
England3941:141,41613,724
United States2441:1,485,487101,350
South Africa2001:270,88926,929
Australia1061:254,67623,375
Wales321:96,7047,743
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3431:71,0657,921
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Colborne 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

(English) One who came from Colburn (cool stream), in Yorkshire; dweller near a cold stream.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A township in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Old Norse, Kolbjörn; a personal name Colebern, a tenant in chief in the Domesday Book.

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

Colborne Last Name Facts

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

The last name Colborne is more commonly found in Canada than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Colborne? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 251,505th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 4,627,013 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Colborne reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in Canada, where it is borne by 573 people, or 1 in 64,303. In Canada it is most numerous in: Ontario, where 29 percent reside, Alberta, where 27 percent reside and Nova Scotia, where 16 percent reside. Besides Canada this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Colborne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Colborne has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Colborne last name increased 115 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,061 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 640 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Colborne Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Colborne surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Colborne surname are 0.47000000000001% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.7% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Colborne earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 26.29% more than the national average, earning R 300,120 per year; in United States they earn 9.06% more than the national average, earning $47,058 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.89% more than the national average, earning $51,117 CAD per year.

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Colborne Reference & Research

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