Washbourne Surname

429,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 803 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Washbourne Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Washbourn,' a parish in Gloucestershire; also a chapelry in the parish of Overbury, Worcestershire. According to Lower the latter place gave rise to a patronymic at an early period.

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Washbourne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4131:134,91113,250
United States1391:2,607,618157,688
Australia1201:224,96421,387
Wales511:60,6775,433
New Zealand461:98,44213,260
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2511:97,1139,892
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Washbourne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Washbourn,' a parish in Gloucestershire; also a chapelry in the parish of Overbury, Worcestershire. According to Lower the latter place gave rise to a patronymic at an early period. As with all surnames ending in the local -bourn, the variants are many.

William de Wassebourn, Huntingdonshire, Hundred Rolls.

Anthony Washbourne, Worcestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1598. Norman Washeborne and Margaret Midnall: Marriage Lic. (London).

1599. Daniel Washbourne, or Washburne, of London: Register of the University of Oxford.

1616. Baptised — Sammuell, s. Robert Washborne: St. Antholin (London).

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

(English) belonging to Washbourne (Glouc.: Domesday Wasse- borne; Devon: 13th cent. Wasseburne; worc., &c.) = the Flood-Brook, i.e. a brook liable to flooding [Old English ge)wœsc, a flood, overflow + burne, a stream]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Washbourne Last Name Facts

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

Washbourne is most common in England. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Washbourne? popularity and diffusion

It is the 429,441st most numerous surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 9,075,400 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Washbourne live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 413 people, or 1 in 134,911. In England Washbourne is most frequent in: Gloucestershire, where 14 percent live, West Midlands, where 11 percent live and Greater London, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account England Washbourne is found in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 15 percent live.

Washbourne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Washbourne has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Washbourne last name grew 165 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 448 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 2,550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Washbourne Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Washbourne are 25.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.41% being registered with the party.

Washbourne earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.05% more than the national average, earning $44,465 USD per year.

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Washbourne Reference & Research

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