Leybourne Surname

438,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Leybourne Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Lea-Brook [Old English leáh (Middle English ley) + burne]

Leybourne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3991:139,64413,590
Canada1241:297,14227,584
New Zealand761:59,5839,301
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Australia481:562,41041,290
Wales331:93,7747,567
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland381:116,5756,975
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1891:128,97011,990
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Leybourne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Lea-Brook [Old English leáh (Middle English ley) + burne]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Leybourne Last Name Facts

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

Leybourne occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leybourne? popularity and diffusion

The last name Leybourne is the 438,351st most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,319,112 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Leybourne are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 399 people, or 1 in 139,644. In England it is most common in: Durham, where 13 percent are found, Tyne and Wear, where 11 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 9 percent are found. Outside of England this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 16 percent are found and New Zealand, where 10 percent are found.

Leybourne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leybourne has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Leybourne last name rose 211 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,733 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Leybourne Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (82%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Leybourne surname are 22.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Leybourne earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 125.75% more than the national average, earning R 536,460 per year; in United States they earn 17.69% more than the national average, earning $50,780 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.13% less than the national average, earning $47,632 CAD per year.

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