Washburn Surname
Approximately 28,130 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameWashburn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27,150 | 1:13,350 | 1,656 |
| Canada | 621 | 1:59,333 | 7,004 |
| England | 167 | 1:333,641 | 24,529 |
| Australia | 32 | 1:843,616 | 52,533 |
| Cayman Islands | 17 | 1:3,758 | 489 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Costa Rica | 12 | 1:398,339 | 3,755 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 1:1,590,585 | 18,674 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:15,768 | 2,111 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 61 | 1:399,596 | 24,084 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,659 | 1:6,557 | 820 |
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).
(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.
Washburn Demographics
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Washburn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Washburn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Washburn (Arabic: واشبرن) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Washburn? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 19,498th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 259,067 people. Washburn occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Washburn live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 818,356th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 129 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 27,150 people, or 1 in 13,350. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 8 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Washburn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Washburn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Washburn surname increased 354 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 274 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Washburn Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Washburn last name are 13.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.89% being registered with the 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washburne | 94 | 553 | / |
| Washbourn | 94 | 210 | / |
| Wasshburn | 94 | 3 | / |
| Whashburn | 94 | 1 | / |
| Washhburn | 94 | 1 | / |
| Washburen | 94 | 1 | / |
| Waschburn | 94 | 0 | / |
| Washburin | 94 | 0 | / |
| Wasburn | 93 | 26 | / |
| Washbourne | 89 | 803 | / |
| Washborn | 88 | 10 | / |
| Wasburne | 88 | 1 | / |
| Washvurn | 88 | 1 | / |
| Waisburn | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wachburn | 88 | 0 | / |
| Wahsburn | 88 | 0 | / |
| Weshburn | 88 | 0 | / |
| Wasborn | 80 | 3 | / |
| Vasburn | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wesburn | 80 | 0 | / |
| Weisburn | 75 | 48 | / |
| Wassborn | 75 | 11 | / |
| Wessburn | 75 | 0 | / |
| Vosburn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weisborn | 63 | 2 | / |
| Voshborn | 63 | 1 | / |
| Boisburn | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bousburn | 63 | 0 | / |
| Weissborn | 59 | 18 | / |
| Weißborn | 50 | 1 | / |
Washburn Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Washburn in the Arabic language | ||
| واشبرن | washbrn | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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