Newbourn Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Newbourn Surname Definition:

NIBREIM: Lambe fiz Austyn de Nibreim, tenant under the bishop of St. Andrews in Fife, rendered homage in 1290 (Bain, II, p. 205). Nibreim is for Nithbren, the old name of Newburn, Fife.

Newbourn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:10,355,970420,657
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Newbourn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

NIBREIM: Lambe fiz Austyn de Nibreim, tenant under the bishop of St. Andrews in Fife, rendered homage in 1290 (Bain, II, p. 205). Nibreim is for Nithbren, the old name of Newburn, Fife.

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

(English) Dweller at the New Burn or Brook [Old English níwe + burne] Newburn, co. Fife, owes its name to the diverted course of a brook.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A corruption of Newburn.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Newbourn co. Suffolk; or Newburn, name of places cos. Northumberland and Fife. See Smallbone.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Newbourn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Newbourn is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Newbourn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,274,477th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Newbourn is mostly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Newbourn reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Newbourn is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 10,355,970. In The United States it is most frequent in: Ohio, where 40 percent live, Arizona, where 23 percent live and Mississippi, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States it exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 3 percent live.

Newbourn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Newbourn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Newbourn last name increased 3,500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Newbourn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Newbourn last name are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.33% being registered with the political party.

Newbourn earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.87% less than the national average, earning $40,615 USD per year.

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Newbourn Reference & Research

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