Colburn Surname

34,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,142 people bear this surname

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

Colburn 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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Colburn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,9181:26,0423,275
England5001:111,43611,498
Canada3131:117,71812,450
Australia2301:117,37312,995
Scotland681:78,7335,846
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Wales81:386,81619,671
Panama71:558,8949,437
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
China21:683,660,78330,601
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
France21:33,211,361423,184
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Guam11:160,1214,893
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland421:105,4736,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1641:148,63013,165
Scotland261:143,9706,132
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1581:15,9022,029

Colburn (223) may also be a first name.

Colburn 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

This name may sometimes be from Colborn, which Pryce renders "the dry well." Col-born would translate the holy well.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

(Cornish British) The dry well, or the well on the neck of the hill.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Colburn Last Name Facts

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

Colburn has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Colburn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 34,956th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 481,280 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Colburn are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 603,623rd most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 223 people.

The last name Colburn is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 13,918 people, or 1 in 26,042. In The United States Colburn is mostly concentrated in: California, where 9 percent reside, Alabama, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Colburn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Colburn has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 441 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 305 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 262 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Colburn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Colburn last name is principally Anglican (62%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Colburn surname are 14.16% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.93% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Colburn earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning R 219,612 per year; in United States they earn 1.5% less than the national average, earning $42,501 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.66% less than the national average, earning $47,368 CAD per year.

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Colburn Reference & Research

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Colburn FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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