Welbourne Surname

252,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Welbourne 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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Welbourne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4921:113,24811,628
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
United States4051:894,96067,538
Australia1151:234,74522,001
Canada881:418,70036,754
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Scotland101:535,38220,332
France81:8,302,840321,660
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1881:129,65612,048
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Welbourne (44) may also be a first name.

Welbourne 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

Welbourne Last Name Facts

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

The last name Welbourne has its highest incidence in England. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Welbourne.

How Common Is The Last Name Welbourne? popularity and diffusion

The surname Welbourne is the 252,393rd most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,647,670 people. Welbourne is primarily found in Europe, where 33 percent of Welbourne are found; 32 percent are found in Northern Europe and 32 percent are found in British Isles. Welbourne is also the 1,525,482nd most common given name throughout the world, borne by 44 people.

The last name Welbourne is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 492 people, or 1 in 113,248. In England Welbourne is mostly concentrated in: Lincolnshire, where 14 percent live, Cambridgeshire, where 11 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 9 percent live. Outside of England Welbourne exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 26 percent live.

Welbourne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Welbourne has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Welbourne surname grew 262 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 6,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Welbourne Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Welbourne are 40.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 86.92% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Welbourne earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 132.61% more than the national average, earning R 552,768 per year; in United States they earn 2.12% more than the national average, earning $44,065 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.05% less than the national average, earning $44,691 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wellbourne9536/
Whelbourne9533/
Welbourhne954/
Welbourn941,561/
Welborne94269/
Wlbourne942/
Welburne940/
Wilbourne891,027/
Whelbourn8986/
Wellborne8953/
Wellbourn8951/
Wellburne890/
Welborn8810,625/
Welburn882,575/
Willbourne84134/
Wilbourn823,159/
Wellborn823,006/
Wellburn82389/
Wilborne82386/
Welboren82284/
Wilburne82100/
Belbourn821/
Weilburn821/
Welbarne821/
Welborni821/
Welbaurn820/
Wlborn801/
Willbourn78129/
Willborne782/
Willburne782/
Wilbouren781/
Whellborn781/
Wheelborn780/
Wilboorne780/
Wilburn7520,269/
Wilborn756,427/
Velborn753/
Velburn751/
Wllburn751/
Wleborn751/
Willborn71569/
Willburn71393/
Wihlborn7110/
Bellborn717/
Wilbuorn712/
Vilbourn711/
Wellvorn711/
Wilburnq711/
Wilburna711/
Bilburne711/
Welbarnn710/
Wilburin710/
Wilbaurn710/
Vilborne710/
D'Wilburn671/

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