Kilburne Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Kilburne Surname Definition:

(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.

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Kilburne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:5,491,802273,080
England11:55,718,059489,080
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Kilburne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

Local. Derived from the village of Kilburne, in Middlesex, England, famous for its fine well of mineral water. Kil, Dutch; kilde, Danish, a channel or bed of a river, and hence a stream; bourne, a fountain, a spring—well.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Kilburne Last Name Facts

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

Kilburne occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kilburne.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilburne? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,312,869th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name Kilburne is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Kilburne live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 5,491,802. In The United States Kilburne is most frequent in: Virginia, where 23 percent are found, Florida, where 17 percent are found and Kentucky, where 15 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Jamaica, where 1 percent are found.

Kilburne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kilburne has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 254 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kilburne Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kilburne last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.

Kilburne earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.87% less than the national average, earning $37,594 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kilbourne942,465/
Killburne940/
Kilburn938,843/
Killbourne896/
Kilbournie891/
Kilbourn882,180/
Kilborne88130/
Killburn8812/
Kilburnt882/
Kilbaurn880/
Killbourn8235/
Kelbourne823/
Killborne821/
Kilborrne820/
Kilboorne820/
Kilborn801,815/
Kelburn8012/
Cilburn802/
Kielborn7544/
Cleburne7527/
Killborn754/
Kilboorn752/
Kelborne751/
Keelburn750/
Kilboren750/
Kelbourn750/
Kellburn750/
Kiehlborn7140/
Clebourne713/
Celbourne711/
Clburn710/
Cleburn6796/
Kylborn6717/
Kleborn6710/
Kölborn679/
Kelborn673/
Külborn672/
Cllburn670/
Kühlborn63539/
Clebourn6328/
Cleborne6328/
Keelborn630/
Cleborn532/

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