Dearborn Surname

107,811th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,324 people bear this surname

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

Dearborn Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller near a stream frequented by wild animals.

Dearborn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9861:90,93310,216
Canada2941:125,32513,101
England181:3,095,448105,421
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7551:28,6153,494

Dearborn (269) may also be a first name.

Dearborn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller near a stream frequented by wild animals.

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

DEARBORN: (Saxon.) Dear—boren, noble, well—born.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

(English), Deer's burn or brook.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Dearborn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dearborn is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dearborn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 107,811th most prevalent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,685,371 people. The last name Dearborn is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Dearborn live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America. Dearborn is also the 542,091st most widely held forename internationally, held by 269 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 3,986 people, or 1 in 90,933. In The United States Dearborn is most prevalent in: Massachusetts, where 9 percent reside, Maine, where 7 percent reside and New Hampshire, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Dearborn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dearborn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dearborn last name grew 227 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dearborn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dearborn surname are 0.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.54% registered with the party.

The amount Dearborn earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.39% more than the national average, earning $45,907 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.6% less than the national average, earning $48,890 CAD per year.

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