Goodburn Surname

375,863rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 952 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Goodburn Surname Definition:

Local. Henry Thomas Good-bum of Peebles was married in 1941. There is a Goodsburn in Strathaven, Lanarkshire.

Goodburn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3521:158,29014,899
United States3001:1,208,19685,916
South Africa1301:416,75236,221
Canada721:511,74443,418
Australia301:899,85754,700
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Wales131:238,04114,239
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2951:82,6288,808
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Goodburn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. Henry Thomas Good-bum of Peebles was married in 1941. There is a Goodsburn in Strathaven, Lanarkshire.

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

Goodburn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goodburn is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goodburn? popularity and diffusion

Goodburn is the 375,863rd most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 7,654,985 people. The surname Goodburn is mostly found in Europe, where 40 percent of Goodburn are found; 40 percent are found in Northern Europe and 40 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Goodburn is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 352 people, or 1 in 158,290. In England Goodburn is mostly found in: Kent, where 12 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 9 percent live and Greater London, where 8 percent live. Barring England this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent live and South Africa, where 14 percent live.

Goodburn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Goodburn has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Goodburn surname expanded 119 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 9 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Goodburn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Goodburn last name are 19.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.85% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Goodburn earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 44.07% more than the national average, earning R 342,372 per year; in United States they earn 0.63% less than the national average, earning $42,876 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.81% less than the national average, earning $45,801 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goodbourn94292/
Goodburne9427/
Godburn93760/
Goodbourne8917/
Goodborn8831/
Godbourne823/
Gadburn800/
Odborn713/
Osdbourne710/
Gadborn672/
Adborn5721/

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