Lightburn Surname

350,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,042 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belize

Lightburn Surname Definition:

Of recent introduction from across the Border, probably from Lightbourn in Lancashire.

Lightburn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4141:875,50566,354
England2641:211,05318,115
Canada1701:216,73920,919
Belize531:6,7071,050
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Guinea341:348,0531,137
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Nicaragua81:752,6364,372
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1571:155,25713,565
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:597,84140,179

Lightburn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of recent introduction from across the Border, probably from Lightbourn in Lancashire.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

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

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the clear stream.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Lightburn Last Name Facts

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

Lightburn is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lightburn.

How Common Is The Last Name Lightburn? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 350,215th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 6,993,806 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Lightburn are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 414 people, or 1 in 875,505. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 19 percent live, Florida, where 15 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Apart from The United States Lightburn exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 16 percent live.

Lightburn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lightburn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lightburn last name grew 493 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 168 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lightburn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lightburn surname are 3.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.76% registered with the party.

The amount Lightburn earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.61% less than the national average, earning R 112,608 per year; in United States they earn 3.28% more than the national average, earning $44,565 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.34% less than the national average, earning $44,546 CAD per year.

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