Washburne Surname

570,540th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 553 people bear this surname

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

Washburne Surname Definition:

(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]

Washburne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5521:656,62952,580
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9051:55,4906,221

Washburne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

(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

Washburne Last Name Facts

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

The surname Washburne is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Washburne.

How Common Is The Last Name Washburne? popularity and diffusion

Washburne is the 570,540th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 13,178,202 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Washburne live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Washburne is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 552 people, or 1 in 656,629. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, California, where 6 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Cyprus, where 0 percent reside.

Washburne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Washburne has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Washburne surname decreased 39 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Washburne Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Washburne last name are 6.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.17% registered with the party.

Washburne earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.03% more than the national average, earning $52,223 USD per year.

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Washburne Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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