Lamburn Surname

1,140,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Lamburn 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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Lamburn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1511:368,99426,171
United States401:9,061,473385,835
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Wales51:618,90625,852
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England881:276,99319,333
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Lamburn 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

Lamburn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lamburn is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamburn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,140,742nd most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 34,538,132 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Lamburn are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in British Isles.

Lamburn is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 151 people, or 1 in 368,994. In England Lamburn is most common in: Staffordshire, where 26 percent live, Oxfordshire, where 13 percent live and West Midlands, where 9 percent live. Apart from England this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent live and New Zealand, where 3 percent live.

Lamburn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lamburn has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 105 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lamburn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lamburn surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

Lamburn earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.65% less than the national average, earning $40,279 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lambourn931,157/
Lamburne9330/
Lamburen934/
Lambourne883,167/
Lambouren881/
Lamborn862,112/
Lanburn860/
Lambourion8229/
Lembourn8015/
Lanbourn800/
Lamboren800/
Lanbourne752/
Lomborn718/
Lanborn716/
Lamvorn710/
Lannborn678/
Lanburem671/
Lainborn670/
Lanworn5723/
Lanvorn570/
Lonnborn535/
Leinborn532/

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