Killburn Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Killburn 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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Killburn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

Killburn 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

Killburn Last Name Facts

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

Killburn is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Killburn.

How Common Is The Last Name Killburn? popularity and diffusion

Killburn is the 5,587,209th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Killburn are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 36,245,893. In The United States Killburn is most prevalent in: California, where 30 percent live, Florida, where 10 percent live and Idaho, where 10 percent live. Apart from The United States it occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 17 percent live.

Killburn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Killburn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Killburn last name declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Killburn Last Name Statistics demography

Killburn earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.95% less than the national average, earning $36,266 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Killbourn9435/
Killburne940/
Kilburn938,843/
Killbourne896/
Kilbourn882,180/
Kilburne8868/
Kilbuern8812/
Killborn884/
Kilburnt882/
Kellburn880/
Kilbaurn880/
Kilbourne822,465/
Kilborn801,815/
Kelburn8012/
Cilburn802/
Cllburn800/
Kielborn7544/
Kilboorn752/
Keelburn750/
Kilboren750/
Kelbourn750/
Kiehlborn7140/
Kelbourne713/
Kilboorne710/
Clburn710/
Cleburn6796/
Kylborn6717/
Kleborn6710/
Kölborn679/
Kelborn673/
Külborn672/
Kühlborn63539/
Clebourn6328/
Cleburne6327/
Keelborn630/
Clebourne593/
Cleborn532/

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