Killbourn Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

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.

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Killbourn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:3,979,861125,553
Scotland111:486,71119,179
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
France11:66,422,722504,397
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

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.

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

A hamlet in the parish of St. John, Hampstead, co, Middlesex, and a parish in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

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