Fishbourne Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Fishbourne Surname Definition:

An Englishman of this name was lord of Red Castle, Lunan, in 1306 (Angus, I, p. 56). Probably from Fishburn in co. Durham. There is also Fishbourne, a parish in co. Sussex.

Fishbourne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England891:626,04636,944
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Australia291:930,88655,860
Wales251:123,7819,267
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland521:85,1905,835
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:375,00623,176
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Fishbourne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An Englishman of this name was lord of Red Castle, Lunan, in 1306 (Angus, I, p. 56). Probably from Fishburn in co. Durham. There is also Fishbourne, a parish in co. Sussex.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A parish in Sussex.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Durham, Sussex.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Fishbourne Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fishbourne is found most in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fishbourne? popularity and diffusion

Fishbourne is the 1,144,405th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Fishbourne reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 626,046. In England it is most common in: West Sussex, where 16 percent live, West Midlands, where 13 percent live and Shropshire, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.

Fishbourne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fishbourne has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Fishbourne last name expanded 137 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 713 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 833 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 94 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fishbourne Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Fishbourne surname is chiefly Anglican (62%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Fishbourne surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.

Fishbourne earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fishburne95877/
Fishborne951/
Fisbourne951/
Fishbourn951/
Fichbourne900/
Fishburn894,044/
Fishborn8910/
Fischborn841,347/
Fischburn841/
Fisburn821/
Fischborni801/
Fichborn788/
Fishvurn781/
Fishbarn780/
Fiburn750/
Vischborn741/
Feybourne741/
Fitchburn740/
Fischbornová731/
Faiburn712/
Fixburn710/
Fiborina67129/

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