Lambourne Surname

140,842nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Lambourne 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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Lambourne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,1101:26,4073,609
United States3451:1,050,60676,867
Australia2771:97,45711,054
Canada1361:270,92325,472
New Zealand791:57,3219,018
Wales711:43,5854,199
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Scotland381:140,8908,524
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
France131:5,109,440259,941
Finland61:916,11741,832
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7871:30,9734,122
Wales71:224,0598,079
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Lambourne 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

From Lamborne; a location name in Berkshire, Cornwall.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Lambourne Last Name Facts

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

Lambourne has its highest incidence in England. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lambourne? popularity and diffusion

Lambourne is the 140,842nd most numerous surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,301,088 people. The last name Lambourne is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Lambourne are found; 71 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Lambourne is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 2,110 people, or 1 in 26,407. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 12 percent reside, Buckinghamshire, where 11 percent reside and Oxfordshire, where 9 percent reside. Barring England it occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Lambourne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lambourne has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Lambourne last name rose 268 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 2,029 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,014 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lambourne Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Lambourne last name are 13.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.8% registered with the party.

The amount Lambourne earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.24% more than the national average, earning R 418,824 per year; in United States they earn 16.48% more than the national average, earning $50,261 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.96% less than the national average, earning $45,230 CAD per year.

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