Welborne Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

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

Welborne Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Welborne (Norf.), Welbourne (Lincs), Welburn (N. Yorks2); or Dweller at the Well or Spring Brook [Old English w(i)ell(a + burna] The Yorkshire villages occur as Welle- brune in Domesday-Book. The Lincolnshire place was Welleburn in the 13th cent.

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Welborne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2521:1,438,32998,774
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:612,42340,920

Welborne (36) may also be a first name.

Welborne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Welborne (Norf.), Welbourne (Lincs), Welburn (N. Yorks2); or Dweller at the Well or Spring Brook [Old English w(i)ell(a + burna] The Yorkshire villages occur as Welle- brune in Domesday-Book. The Lincolnshire place was Welleburn in the 13th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English), Well-spring. (variant: Wyborne.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Welborne Last Name Facts

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

The surname Welborne is found most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Welborne.

How Common Is The Last Name Welborne? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 966,131st most numerous family name internationally, held by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Welborne are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 36 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 252 people, or 1 in 1,438,329. In The United States Welborne is most numerous in: North Carolina, where 16 percent reside, Texas, where 15 percent reside and Maryland, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Welborne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Welborne has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Welborne surname increased 307 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Welborne Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Welborne last name are 13.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.38% being registered to vote for the party.

Welborne earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.05% more than the national average, earning $52,230 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welbourne941,568/
Wellborne9453/
Welborn9310,625/
Wellbourne8936/
Whelbourne8933/
Welbourhne894/
Wellborn883,006/
Welbourn881,561/
Wilborne88386/
Welboren88284/
Wlbourne882/
Welbarne881/
Welborni881/
Welburne880/
Wlborn861/
Wilbourne821,027/
Whelbourn8286/
Wellbourn8251/
Willborne822/
Whellborn821/
Wheelborn820/
Wellburne820/
Wilboorne820/
Wilborn806,427/
Velborn803/
Wleborn801/
Willbourne78134/
Wilbourn753,159/
Willborn75569/
Wilburne75100/
Wihlborn7510/
Bellborn757/
Wilberne753/
Wilbuorn752/
Wellvorn751/
Belbourn751/
Welbaurn750/
Vilborne750/
Welbarnn750/
Willbourn71129/
Willburne712/
Wilbouren711/
Vilborn6713/
Wilbarn676/

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