Lambourn Surname

322,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Lambourn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lambourn,' (1) a parish in Berkshire, near Hungerford; (a) a parish in Essex, near Romford (for suffix, v. Burn).

William de Lamburne, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alicia de Lamburne, Oxfordshire, ibid.

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Lambourn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia4291:62,9277,576
England4081:136,56413,368
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
New Zealand681:66,59310,133
South Africa661:820,87455,153
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Wales61:515,75523,171
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4471:54,5316,519
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Lambourn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lambourn,' (1) a parish in Berkshire, near Hungerford; (a) a parish in Essex, near Romford (for suffix, v. Burn).

William de Lamburne, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alicia de Lamburne, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Lambekin de Lamburne, London, ibid.

John de Lamborne, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1525-6. John Lamburn and Alice (blank): Marriage Lic. (London).

1583. William Vincent and Anne Lamborne (Buckinghamshire): ibid.

1663. Henry Goddard and Margaret Lamburne: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Lambourn(e = the Lamb-Stream [Old English lamb + burna] The Berkshire Lambourn occurs in King Alfred’s will—‘æt Lambburnan’ (dat. case).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An estate in the parish of Perran Zabuloe, co. Cornwall, which was possessed by the family in the reign of Edward II. C. S. Gilbert's Cornwall. Also parishes, &c., in Berkshire and Essex.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Anciently written in the Cornish-British Lambron, the inclosure of the round hill; lan being changed into lam, for the sake of the euphony or ease in speaking; from the Welsh Llan, an inclosure, and bryn, a hill.

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

Lambourn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lambourn has its highest incidence in Australia. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Lambourn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lambourn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 322,477th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 6,298,657 people. The surname Lambourn is predominantly found in Oceania, where 43 percent of Lambourn reside; 43 percent reside in Australasia and 43 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Lambourn is most widely held in Australia, where it is borne by 429 people, or 1 in 62,927. In Australia Lambourn is primarily found in: Victoria, where 89 percent are found, Queensland, where 5 percent are found and New South Wales, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Australia Lambourn occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in England, where 35 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Lambourn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lambourn has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Lambourn last name declined 9 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 744 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lambourn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Lambourn surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lambourn surname are 29.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.47% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lambourn earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 173.06% more than the national average, earning R 648,888 per year; in United States they earn 8.22% more than the national average, earning $46,697 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.73% more than the national average, earning $58,492 CAD per year.

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