Fishburn Surname

114,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,044 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Fishburn 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.

Fishburn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9051:124,77113,253
England6611:84,2949,268
Australia3241:83,3209,655
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Wales211:147,35910,403
Israel131:658,28045,106
Scotland121:446,15118,166
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3621:67,3357,663
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6591:76,2048,110

Fishburn 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)

Fishburn Last Name Facts

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

Fishburn occurs most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Fishburn.

How Common Is The Last Name Fishburn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 114,327th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,802,064 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Fishburn are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Fishburn is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,905 people, or 1 in 124,771. In The United States Fishburn is most numerous in: Indiana, where 10 percent are found, Nevada, where 9 percent are found and Illinois, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Fishburn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fishburn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fishburn surname expanded 441 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 183 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fishburn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fishburn surname are 22.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.57% registered with the political party.

The amount Fishburn earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 262.83% more than the national average, earning R 862,224 per year; in United States they earn 2.32% more than the national average, earning $44,148 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.82% more than the national average, earning $62,014 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fishburne94877/
Fischburn941/
Fishbourn941/
Fisburn931/
Fishbourne89210/
Fishborn8810/
Fushburn881/
Fishvurn881/
Fiburn860/
Fischborn821,347/
Fisbourne821/
Fitchburn820/
Faiburn802/
Fixburn800/
Fichbourne780/
Feburn714/
Fyburn711/
Feaburn671/
Phiburn671/
Viburienė5914/
Phaiburng591/
Feybourne591/
Feborn570/
Feeborn534/
Feaborn531/
Phyborn530/

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