Colebourne Surname

625,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Colebourne 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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Colebourne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3301:168,84315,578
Australia361:749,88148,970
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Jamaica271:106,2944,277
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Wales121:257,87814,969
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England721:338,54721,815
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Colebourne 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

= Colbourn(e, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Colebourne Last Name Facts

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

The surname Colebourne has its highest incidence in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Colebourne? popularity and diffusion

It is the 625,459th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 14,872,543 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Colebourne reside; 71 percent reside in Northern Europe and 71 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Colebourne is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 330 people, or 1 in 168,843. In England it is most prevalent in: Derbyshire, where 28 percent reside, Merseyside, where 14 percent reside and Nottinghamshire, where 11 percent reside. Aside from England this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 7 percent reside and New Zealand, where 6 percent reside.

Colebourne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Colebourne has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Colebourne surname rose 458 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Colebourne Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Colebourne last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Colebourne earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 138.42% more than the national average, earning $102,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.35% more than the national average, earning $56,318 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colebourn95292/
Coleborne9539/
Coleburne9522/
Colesbourn901/
Coleborn89264/
Coleburn89213/
Colebuorn841/
Coljborn781/
Colebarn780/
Calaybourne761/
Caliborne746/
Kolempourn701/
Calyborn674/
Calyburn672/
Quattleburn571/
Kaliburn561/
Kaliburin531/

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