Colbourn Surname

465,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 724 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Colbourn 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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Colbourn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3161:176,32316,023
United States1861:1,948,704125,871
Australia1161:232,72221,885
Canada711:518,95243,932
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Wales91:343,83718,086
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Malta11:430,2723,380
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3221:75,7008,272
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2081:241,43620,158

Colbourn 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

1 Dweller at (a) the Cold Brook [Old English c(e)ald + burne] (b) the Black Brook [Old English col (coal-) black] 2 the Domesday Colebern, prob. for the Norse Kolbjörn [Old Norse björn, a bear: the first element is somewhat doubtful, either Old Norse kjóll-Old English ceól, a ship, or Old Norse kol = O.E col (coal-) black]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Colbourn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Colbourn is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Colbourn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 465,182nd most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 10,065,671 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Colbourn live; 45 percent live in Northern Europe and 45 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is held by 316 people, or 1 in 176,323. In England Colbourn is mostly found in: West Midlands, where 11 percent reside, Somerset, where 10 percent reside and Berkshire, where 9 percent reside. Apart from England this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Australia, where 16 percent reside.

Colbourn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Colbourn has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Colbourn surname contracted 2 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it contracted 11 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 180 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Colbourn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Colbourn last name are 1.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.29% being registered with the party.

The amount Colbourn earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 0.85% less than the national average, earning R 235,608 per year; in United States they earn 7.89% more than the national average, earning $46,554 USD per year and in Canada they earn 45.87% more than the national average, earning $72,475 CAD per year.

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