Gisborne Surname

530,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Gisborne Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gisburne,' a parish seven miles from Clitheroe, Yorkshire.

Thomas de Gysbum, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus de Gisbum, 1397: ibid.

Gisborne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3491:159,65114,974
Canada751:491,27542,011
New Zealand651:69,66710,483
Australia481:562,41041,290
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Wales41:773,63329,106
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1341:181,90614,990
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Gisborne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gisburne,' a parish seven miles from Clitheroe, Yorkshire.

Thomas de Gysbum, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus de Gisbum, 1397: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Gisburn, a great parish in Yorkshire, well-known for its priory, its wild cattle, and its forest outlaw, Guy of Gisborne.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Gisborne Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gisborne is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gisborne? popularity and diffusion

It is the 530,215th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 11,946,797 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Gisborne reside; 61 percent reside in Northern Europe and 61 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Gisborne is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 349 people, or 1 in 159,651. In England Gisborne is mostly concentrated in: Hampshire, where 22 percent are found, Leicestershire, where 12 percent are found and West Midlands, where 9 percent are found. Besides England it occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 12 percent are found and New Zealand, where 11 percent are found.

Gisborne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gisborne has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Gisborne last name rose 260 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gisborne Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gisborne last name are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gisborne earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 36.43% less than the national average, earning $27,431 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.57% more than the national average, earning $51,955 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gisbourne94425/
Gisborn9396/
Isborne938/
Gisburne8886/
Isbourne882/
Gisbourn881/
Giborn866/
Guibourne829/
Giborin8028/
Siborne8010/
Esborne803/
Giborem802/
Giborna801/
Seborne800/
Caisbourne780/
Seaborne751,314/
Saiborne7517/
Esbornea751/
Hesborne751/
Sibourne751/
Caiborne751/
Seyborne750/
Seborn7133/
Jiborn7133/
Gyborn714/
Hesbourne711/
Eschborne710/
Hichborne710/
Seebourne710/
Saybourne710/
Seaborn673,171/
Esborni6727/
Hitchborne6718/
Seboren6714/
Saiborn675/
Åseborn674/
Sieborn673/
Isbarni671/
Siborny671/
Seeborn671/
Ceborne671/
Guyborn671/
Jaiborn671/
Cibourn670/
Caiborn670/
Seuborn670/

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