Kilburn Surname
Approximately 8,843 people bear this surname
Kilburn 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.
Read More About This SurnameKilburn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,512 | 1:65,758 | 7,677 |
| England | 1,922 | 1:28,990 | 3,914 |
| Canada | 587 | 1:62,769 | 7,346 |
| Australia | 371 | 1:72,765 | 8,563 |
| Jamaica | 96 | 1:29,895 | 2,227 |
| South Africa | 73 | 1:742,160 | 51,964 |
| Scotland | 70 | 1:76,483 | 5,732 |
| New Zealand | 43 | 1:105,310 | 13,865 |
| Wales | 31 | 1:99,824 | 7,946 |
| Ireland | 29 | 1:162,377 | 7,171 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Panama | 9 | 1:434,695 | 8,518 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,528 | 1:15,952 | 2,349 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:220,189 | 7,953 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,117 | 1:44,959 | 5,196 |
Kilburn (199) may also be a first name.
Kilburn 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.
(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.
(English) One who came from Kilbourne or Kilburn (stream by a kiln), the names of several places in England.
A hamlet in the parish of St. John, Hampstead, co, Middlesex, and a parish in Yorkshire.
Kilburn Demographics
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Kilburn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kilburn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kilburn is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kilburn? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 57,273rd most commonly used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 824,103 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Kilburn are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 642,605th most widespread given name throughout the world It is held by 199 people.
This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 5,512 people, or 1 in 65,758. In The United States Kilburn is mostly found in: Kentucky, where 8 percent reside, Tennessee, where 7 percent reside and New York, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States Kilburn is found in 42 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.
Kilburn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kilburn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kilburn last name increased 493 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 126 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 412 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kilburn Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kilburn surname are 18.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.03% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kilburn earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 29.14% less than the national average, earning R 168,396 per year; in United States they earn 2% less than the national average, earning $42,285 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.37% more than the national average, earning $52,850 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilbourn | 93 | 2,180 | / |
| Kilburne | 93 | 68 | / |
| Kilbuern | 93 | 12 | / |
| Killburn | 93 | 12 | / |
| Kilburnt | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kilbaurn | 93 | 0 | / |
| Kilbourne | 88 | 2,465 | / |
| Killbourn | 88 | 35 | / |
| Killburne | 88 | 0 | / |
| Kilborn | 86 | 1,815 | / |
| Kelburn | 86 | 12 | / |
| Cilburn | 86 | 2 | / |
| Killbourne | 82 | 6 | / |
| Kielborn | 80 | 44 | / |
| Killborn | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kilboorn | 80 | 2 | / |
| Keelburn | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kelbourn | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kilboren | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kellburn | 80 | 0 | / |
| Clburn | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kiehlborn | 75 | 40 | / |
| Kelbourne | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kilboorne | 75 | 0 | / |
| Cleburn | 71 | 96 | / |
| Kylborn | 71 | 17 | / |
| Kleborn | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kölborn | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kelborn | 71 | 3 | / |
| Külborn | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cllburn | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kühlborn | 67 | 539 | / |
| Clebourn | 67 | 28 | / |
| Cleburne | 67 | 27 | / |
| Keelborn | 67 | 0 | / |
| Clebourne | 63 | 3 | / |
| Cleborn | 57 | 2 | / |
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