Killbourn Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Killbourn 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 SurnameKillbourn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 18 | 1:1,354,187 | 47,798 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Killbourn 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.
A hamlet in the parish of St. John, Hampstead, co, Middlesex, and a parish in Yorkshire.
Killbourn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Killbourn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Killbourn has its highest incidence in England. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Killbourn click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Killbourn? popularity and diffusion
The surname Killbourn is the 3,323,005th most common surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Killbourn live; 74 percent live in Northern Europe and 74 percent live in British Isles.
The last name Killbourn is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,979,861. In England Killbourn is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 86 percent reside, Oxfordshire, where 7 percent reside and Somerset, where 7 percent reside. Besides England Killbourn occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.
Killbourn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Killbourn has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Killbourn last name declined 22 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killbourne | 95 | 6 | / |
| Kilbourn | 94 | 2,180 | / |
| Killburn | 94 | 12 | / |
| Killborn | 94 | 4 | / |
| Kilbourne | 89 | 2,465 | / |
| Killborne | 89 | 1 | / |
| Killburne | 89 | 0 | / |
| Kilburn | 88 | 8,843 | / |
| Kilborn | 88 | 1,815 | / |
| Kilborne | 82 | 130 | / |
| Kilburne | 82 | 68 | / |
| Kielborn | 82 | 44 | / |
| Kilbuern | 82 | 12 | / |
| Kilboorn | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kilburnt | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kilbaurn | 82 | 0 | / |
| Kilboren | 82 | 0 | / |
| Kelbourn | 82 | 0 | / |
| Kellburn | 82 | 0 | / |
| Kiehlborn | 78 | 40 | / |
| Kelbourne | 78 | 3 | / |
| Kilboorne | 78 | 0 | / |
| Kilborrne | 78 | 0 | / |
| Kylborn | 75 | 17 | / |
| Kelburn | 75 | 12 | / |
| Kleborn | 75 | 10 | / |
| Kölborn | 75 | 9 | / |
| Kelborn | 75 | 3 | / |
| Külborn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Cilburn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Cllburn | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kilbarn | 75 | 0 | / |
| Killbaring | 74 | 5 | / |
| Kilbaren | 71 | 602 | / |
| Kühlborn | 71 | 539 | / |
| Kilbarin | 71 | 100 | / |
| Clebourn | 71 | 28 | / |
| Kilbarne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kilbaern | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kelborne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keelburn | 71 | 0 | / |
| Keelborn | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kilbairn | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kuehlborn | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kilbareng | 67 | 5 | / |
| Clebourne | 67 | 3 | / |
| Clburn | 67 | 0 | / |
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