Kilborne Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Kilborne 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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Kilborne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
France101:6,642,272293,169
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:612,42340,920

Kilborne (22) may also be a first name.

Kilborne 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

Kilborne Last Name Facts

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

Kilborne is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kilborne click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilborne? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kilborne is the 1,573,888th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Kilborne reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 22 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 4,588,088. In The United States Kilborne is most prevalent in: New York, where 23 percent are found, Texas, where 11 percent are found and Michigan, where 10 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 23 percent are found and France, where 8 percent are found.

Kilborne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kilborne has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kilborne surname declined 4 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kilborne Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kilborne are 14.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.11% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kilborne earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 13.43% more than the national average, earning $48,943 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.78% less than the national average, earning $42,836 CAD per year.

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