Welbourn Surname

253,301st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,561 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Welbourn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Welborne': a parish in Norfolk; (2) 'of Welbourn,' a parish in Lincolnshire; (3) 'of Welburn,' a township in the parish of Bulmer, North Riding of Yorkshire.

Hugh de Welleburn, Lincolnshire, 1273.

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Welbourn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8091:68,8737,956
United States3851:941,45270,347
Canada1711:215,47120,813
Australia1191:226,85521,510
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Wales191:162,87011,152
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
France21:33,211,361423,184
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3811:63,9777,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

Welbourn (15) may also be a first name.

Welbourn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Welborne': a parish in Norfolk; (2) 'of Welbourn,' a parish in Lincolnshire; (3) 'of Welburn,' a township in the parish of Bulmer, North Riding of Yorkshire.

Hugh de Welleburn, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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

(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

Welbourn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Welbourn is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welbourn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Welbourn is the 253,301st most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 4,668,511 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Welbourn reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 15 people.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is held by 809 people, or 1 in 68,873. In England it is most common in: Lincolnshire, where 21 percent live, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 10 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 9 percent live. Excluding England Welbourn is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Welbourn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Welbourn has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 212 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 433 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Welbourn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Welbourn surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount Welbourn earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 21.04% more than the national average, earning $52,227 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.14% more than the national average, earning $50,747 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welbourne941,568/
Whelbourn9486/
Wellbourn9451/
Welborn9310,625/
Welburn932,575/
Wellbourne8936/
Whelbourne8933/
Welbourhne894/
Wilbourn883,159/
Wellborn883,006/
Wellburn88389/
Welboren88284/
Welborne88269/
Wlbourne882/
Belbourn881/
Weilburn881/
Welburne880/
Welbaurn880/
Wlborn861/
Wilbourne821,027/
Willbourn82129/
Wellborne8253/
Whellborn821/
Wilbouren821/
Wheelborn820/
Wellburne820/
Wilburn8020,269/
Wilborn806,427/
Velborn803/
Wllburn801/
Velburn801/
Wleborn801/
Willbourne78134/
Willborn75569/
Willburn75393/
Wilborne75386/
Wilburne75100/
Wihlborn7510/
Bellborn757/
Wilbuorn752/
Wilburnq751/
Welbarne751/
Wellvorn751/
Vilbourn751/
Wilbaurn750/
Wilburin750/
Welbarnn750/
Willburne712/
Willborne712/
D'Wilburn711/
Wilboorne710/
Vilburn6738/
Vilborn6713/
Wilbarn676/
Bilburn670/

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