Kilbourne Surname

174,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,465 people bear this surname

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

Kilbourne 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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Kilbourne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0641:175,61017,634
England1741:320,21923,859
Canada1561:236,19022,564
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Jamaica161:179,3725,614
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Wales51:618,90625,852
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
France21:33,211,361423,184
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1051:232,14617,394
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3001:167,39615,152

Kilbourne (20) may also be a first name.

Kilbourne 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

Kilbourne Last Name Facts

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

Kilbourne occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kilbourne click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilbourne? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 174,135th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,956,408 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Kilbourne reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used given name at a global level. It is borne by 20 people.

The last name Kilbourne is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,064 people, or 1 in 175,610. In The United States Kilbourne is mostly found in: California, where 12 percent reside, Michigan, where 12 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Kilbourne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kilbourne has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kilbourne last name increased 688 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 166 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kilbourne Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kilbourne are 16.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.34% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kilbourne earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.03% less than the national average, earning R 37,956 per year; in United States they earn 3.19% more than the national average, earning $44,526 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.17% more than the national average, earning $56,227 CAD per year.

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Kilbourne Reference & Research

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