Sanborn Surname

38,506th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,656 people bear this surname

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

Sanborn Surname Definition:

Etymologically more correct forms than Samborne, q.v.

Sanborn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,2521:27,3513,414
Canada2711:135,96214,055
Sweden451:218,81715,158
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,7211:8,7781,125

Sanborn (72) may also be a first name.

Sanborn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Etymologically more correct forms than Samborne, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Sambourn (sandy stream), in Warwickshire.

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

Sanborn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sanborn (Marathi: सॅनबॉन) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanborn? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sanborn is the 38,506th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 533,652 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Sanborn reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,143,416th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 72 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 13,252 people, or 1 in 27,351. In The United States Sanborn is most prevalent in: California, where 9 percent are found, Maine, where 8 percent are found and Michigan, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States it is found in 32 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Sanborn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sanborn has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 232 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sanborn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sanborn surname are 3.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.47% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sanborn earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 8.47% more than the national average, earning R 257,772 per year; in United States they earn 9.34% more than the national average, earning $47,180 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.01% less than the national average, earning $46,697 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sanborn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sanborn in the Marathi language
सॅनबॉनsenabona-

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Sanborn Reference & Research

Sanborn FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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