Queenborough Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Queenborough Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Queniborough,' a parish in Leicestershire; (2)'of Queenborough,' a parish in Kent.

Nicholas Quenbure, Leicestershire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Queenborough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:898,67846,462
Wales51:618,90625,852
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France11:66,422,722504,397
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234

Queenborough Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Queniborough,' a parish in Leicestershire; (2)'of Queenborough,' a parish in Kent.

Nicholas Quenbure, Leicestershire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Osceline de Quinbergh, Norfolk, 4 Edward III: History of Norfolk.

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

(English) belonging to Queenborough, Queeniborough = the Queen’s Stronghold [Old English cwén, queen + burh, stronghold] Queeniborough, Leic., was Quenbure in the 13th cent. Queenborough, Kent, was anciently Cyningburg (Royal Castle): “Edward III. rebuilt the castle . . . and conferred on it its present name in honour of his queen Philippa” (National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland)

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Queenborough Last Name Facts

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

The surname Queenborough occurs most in England. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Queenborough? popularity and diffusion

The last name Queenborough is the 2,237,939th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Queenborough live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 898,678. In England Queenborough is most common in: Leicestershire, where 53 percent reside, Derbyshire, where 16 percent reside and Berkshire, where 8 percent reside. Beside England it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Queenborough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Queenborough has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Queenborough last name rose 388 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Queenbirough921/
Quanborough8726/
Chenborough780/
Conborough730/
Kimborough6441/
Kimbourough610/
Kimborugh574/
Kimberough5512/
Kimbarough551/

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