Washburn Surname

19,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,130 people bear this surname

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

Washburn 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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Washburn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States27,1501:13,3501,656
Canada6211:59,3337,004
England1671:333,64124,529
Australia321:843,61652,533
Cayman Islands171:3,758489
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Costa Rica121:398,3393,755
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Estonia81:165,22626,217
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Panama51:782,45211,059
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
China21:683,660,78330,601
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England611:399,59624,084
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,6591:6,557820

Washburn (129) may also be a first name.

Washburn 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) One who came from Washburn (fuller’s stream), in Yorkshire, or from Washbourne (stream where washing was done, or the Wash River), in Devonshire and Gloucestershire.

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

Washburn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Washburn (Arabic: واشبرن) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Washburn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 19,498th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 259,067 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Washburn are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 818,356th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 129 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 27,150 people, or 1 in 13,350. In The United States Washburn is most numerous in: California, where 8 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States Washburn is found in 49 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Washburn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Washburn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Washburn surname grew 354 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 274 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Washburn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Washburn surname are 13.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.89% registered with the political party.

The amount Washburn earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.93% more than the national average, earning $43,550 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.39% more than the national average, earning $51,865 CAD per year.

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Washburn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Washburn in the Arabic language
واشبرنwashbrn-

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