Killbourne Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Killbourne 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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Killbourne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Killbourne 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

Killbourne Last Name Facts

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

The surname Killbourne occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Killbourne? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Killbourne are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Killbourne is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Killbourne is primarily found in: California, where 50 percent reside and Michigan, where 50 percent reside. Besides The United States Killbourne is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 17 percent reside and Jamaica, where 17 percent reside.

Killbourne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Killbourne has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Killbourne last name fell 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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