Fishburne Surname

400,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 877 people bear this surname

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

Fishburne 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.

Fishburne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7971:454,77938,889
England461:1,211,26256,182
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Fiji11:894,3914,568
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1681:298,92123,746

Fishburne 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)

Fishburne Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fishburne occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fishburne? popularity and diffusion

It is the 400,713th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,309,630 people. The last name Fishburne is predominantly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Fishburne reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 797 people, or 1 in 454,779. In The United States it is primarily found in: South Carolina, where 27 percent reside, Georgia, where 18 percent reside and North Carolina, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Fishburne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fishburne has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fishburne surname increased 474 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 307 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fishburne Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Fishburne surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Fishburne surname are 16.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fishburne earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.49% more than the national average, earning $43,791 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.82% more than the national average, earning $54,065 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fishbourne95210/
Fishburn944,044/
Fishborne891/
Fischburn891/
Fisbourne891/
Fishbourn891/
Fisburn881/
Fichbourne840/
Fishborn8210/
Fishvurn821/
Fiburn800/
Fischborn781,347/
Fitchburn780/
Faiburn752/
Fixburn750/
Fischborni741/
Feburn674/
Fyburn671/
Feybourne671/
Viburni6310/
Feaburn631/
Phiburn631/
Viburienė5614/
Phaiburng561/
Feborn530/
Feeborn504/
Feaborn501/
Phyborn500/

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Fishburne Reference & Research

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