Oborn Surname

279,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,383 people bear this surname

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

Oborn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Oborne,' a parish in Dorset, one mile from Sherborne.

Maurice Oborne, Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.

1613. William Obum, vicar of Boulton: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

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Oborn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6001:604,09849,133
Australia4911:54,9816,742
England1081:515,90832,533
New Zealand951:47,6677,746
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Wales291:106,7088,358
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1461:166,95514,226
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

The alternate forms: Öborn (35) are calculated separately.

Oborn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Oborne,' a parish in Dorset, one mile from Sherborne.

Maurice Oborne, Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.

1613. William Obum, vicar of Boulton: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

1803. Married — Edward Jenkins and Sarah Watts Oborne: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Oborne (Dorset), apparently the Domesday Wocburne = the Crooked Brook [Old English wóh + burne]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Oborn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oborn is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Öborn. Click here to see other possible spellings of Oborn.

How Common Is The Last Name Oborn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 279,475th most frequent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,269,375 people. The surname Oborn is predominantly found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Oborn live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 600 people, or 1 in 604,098. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Utah, where 39 percent are found, California, where 16 percent are found and Colorado, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 36 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

Oborn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Oborn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Oborn last name expanded 1,395 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 26 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 580 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Oborn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oborn surname are 31.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.98% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Oborn earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 176.04% more than the national average, earning R 655,980 per year; in United States they earn 11.85% more than the national average, earning $48,264 USD per year and in Canada they earn 133.42% more than the national average, earning $115,972 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Öborn9335/
Osborn9155,897/
Oborin913,257/
Oborne911,075/
Obourn91155/
Oboryn91114/
O'Born9137/
Hoborn9118/
Oboren912/
Oeborn911/
Ooborn911/
Goborn910/
Osborne83152,109/
Oborina833,577/
Osbourn831,933/
Oboryna83146/
Hoeborn8358/
Gobourn8338/
Hobourn8335/
Obourne8330/
O'Borne8323/
Ousborn8319/
Osboren837/
Ossborn834/
Hosborn833/
Oborien833/
Gouborn832/
Obosrne832/
Oborynt831/
Osboorn831/
Osbornd831/
Osborng831/
Osbornn831/
Oosborn831/
Oboiren831/
Oshborn831/
Oboirin831/
Hooborn830/
Gobhorn830/
Oisborn830/
Hoborne830/
Osborin830/
Eborn80574/
Aborn80327/
Obern80261/
Oburn80148/
Uborn804/
Osbourne779,975/
Oboirien7785/
Ousborne7733/
Goubourn7720/
Osbornne774/
O'Bourne774/
Ousbourn773/
Osborrne772/
Obornova772/
O'Sborne771/
Osboirne771/
Osbosrne771/
Osbournd771/
Oshborne771/
Osboorne771/
Hosborne770/
Oubourne770/
Ossborne770/
Ossbourn770/
Osburn7310,803/
Aborin73371/
Oberin73356/
Oworen73349/
Auborn73110/
Hoburn73106/
Goburn7371/
Hobern7366/
Obarin7357/
O'Bern7326/
Obaren7326/
Oburin7326/
Asborn7321/
Osbarn7320/
Aboryn7317/
Haborn7316/
Aborne7310/
Aboorn737/
Usborn736/
Oberen735/
Gaborn734/
Heborn733/
Osvorn733/
Obgurn733/
Eboren733/
Aaborn733/
Ebourn731/
O'Burn731/
Ahborn731/
Uborin731/
Govorn731/
Obarne731/
Abgorn731/
Oburne730/
Huborn730/
Howorn730/
Hobarn730/
Ousbourne714/
Osbournne712/
O'Sbourne711/
Oshbourne711/
Ausborn67829/
Govorin67692/
Aborina67584/
Osburne67346/
Gaborin67278/
Usborne67266/
Ashborn6797/
Aboreng6763/
Hovoryn6736/
Goiburn6728/
Abhoren6727/
Aboryna6720/
Govoren6717/
Hosburn6713/
Habourn6712/
Husborn6711/
Abourin6710/
Asborne678/
Oberien678/
Gobaren677/
Obarina675/
Osvorne675/
Guborin674/
Hovoren674/
Hasborn673/
Aboorin673/
D'Aborn673/
Owhornd673/
Höhborn673/
Obarion672/
O'Burne671/
Euboren671/
Gabourn671/
Obarien671/
Aboerin671/
Oworing671/
Gobarin671/
Gahborn671/
Aboring671/
Oimporn671/
Hoburne670/
O'Berin670/
Ousburn670/
Ossburn670/
Oosburn670/
Osbarne670/
Hatborn670/
Osburnn670/
Osburrn670/
Osbaurn670/
Hoeburn670/
Hoberen670/

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