Lightborne Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Lightborne Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Clear Stream [Old English léoht, bright, clear + burne]

Lightborne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Lightborne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Clear Stream [Old English léoht, bright, clear + burne]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Lightborne Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lightborne is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lightborne? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most common family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Lightborne are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States Lightborne is most common in: California, where 50 percent live, Florida, where 25 percent live and Washington, where 13 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The Bahamas, where 9 percent live and Scotland, where 9 percent live.

Lightborne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lightborne has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lightborne Last Name Statistics demography

Lightborne earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 73.35% more than the national average, earning $74,800 USD per year.

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Footnotes

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