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 surname Dearborn occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dearborn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 107,811th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,685,371 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Dearborn are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Dearborn is also the 542,091st most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 269 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 3,986 people, or 1 in 90,933. In The United States Dearborn is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 9 percent live, Maine, where 7 percent live and New Hampshire, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Dearborn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dearborn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dearborn last name rose 227 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dearborn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dearborn last name are 0.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.54% being registered to vote for the political 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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