Kilborn Surname

224,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,815 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Kilborn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kilburn,' (1) a hamlet, partly in the parish of Hampstead, Middlesex; (2) a parish in North Riding of Yorks, seven miles from Thirsk; (3) a township in the parish of Horsley, Derbyshire.

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Kilborn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1541:314,08928,734
Canada2321:158,81716,066
England1671:333,64124,529
Australia1241:217,70720,896
Thailand551:1,284,334183,539
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Panama91:434,6958,518
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1301:187,50315,253
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5071:99,05110,068

Kilborn (107) may also be a first name.

Kilborn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kilburn,' (1) a hamlet, partly in the parish of Hampstead, Middlesex; (2) a parish in North Riding of Yorks, seven miles from Thirsk; (3) a township in the parish of Horsley, Derbyshire.

Ralph le Kylburn, Derbyshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1587. Married — Richard Kylborne and Alice Sackfelde: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1626. — Isaac Kilbourne and Mary Fayrefax: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1746. — William Killbourn and Ann Killbourn: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1807. — Ionn Kilbourn and Mary Ann Jennings: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Kilbourne (Derby), Kllburn (Yorks, M’sex, &c.) = the Cold Stream [a deriv. of Old English calan, to be cold (Old English cíle, cýle, m., cold = Dutch kil, cold, chilly) + Old English burne, a stream] The Derbyshire Kilbourne was Kylburn in the 13th cent.

The spot which he [Godwin] chose for his hermitage or cell was on the banks of the little bourne . . . and it came to be called indifferently Keeleburne, or Coldburne, or Caleburn.—Old and New London, v. 244.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Kilbourne or Kilburn (stream by a kiln), the names of several places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A hamlet in the parish of St. John, Hampstead, co, Middlesex, and a parish in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Kilborn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kilborn occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilborn? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kilborn is the 224,220th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,015,177 people. The surname Kilborn occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Kilborn are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 910,230th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 107 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,154 people, or 1 in 314,089. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 13 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Washington, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States Kilborn occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 13 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

Kilborn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kilborn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kilborn last name increased 228 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 128 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kilborn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kilborn last name are 15.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.73% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kilborn earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 1709.32% more than the national average, earning R 4,299,620 per year; in United States they earn 10.76% more than the national average, earning $47,792 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.93% more than the national average, earning $51,634 CAD per year.

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