Welburn Surname
Approximately 2,575 people bear this surname
Welburn 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.
Read More About This SurnameWelburn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,440 | 1:38,693 | 5,024 |
| United States | 512 | 1:707,928 | 55,905 |
| Canada | 323 | 1:114,073 | 12,141 |
| Australia | 232 | 1:116,361 | 12,902 |
| Wales | 23 | 1:134,545 | 9,804 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 585 | 1:41,667 | 5,256 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 107 | 1:469,333 | 33,530 |
Welburn (32) may also be a first name.
Welburn 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.
(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.
John Welburn was sheriff of the city of York in 1697 (D.).
Welburn Demographics
Average Male Welburn Height
175.48 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Welburn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Welburn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Welburn is found most in England. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Welburn click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Welburn? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 167,924th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,830,115 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Welburn reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in British Isles. Welburn is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 32 people.
The last name Welburn is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 1,440 people, or 1 in 38,693. In England Welburn is most common in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 23 percent live, North Yorkshire, where 23 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 7 percent live. Apart from England this last name exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.
Welburn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Welburn has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 246 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 479 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 12 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Welburn Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Welburn surname are 16.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.84% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Welburn earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.1% more than the national average, earning $43,624 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.88% less than the national average, earning $42,290 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welbourn | 93 | 1,561 | / |
| Wellburn | 93 | 389 | / |
| Weilburn | 93 | 1 | / |
| Welbaurn | 93 | 0 | / |
| Welburne | 93 | 0 | / |
| Welbourne | 88 | 1,568 | / |
| Whelbourn | 88 | 86 | / |
| Wellbourn | 88 | 51 | / |
| Wellburne | 88 | 0 | / |
| Wilburn | 86 | 20,269 | / |
| Welborn | 86 | 10,625 | / |
| Velburn | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wllburn | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wellbourne | 82 | 36 | / |
| Whelbourne | 82 | 33 | / |
| Welbourhne | 82 | 4 | / |
| Wilbourn | 80 | 3,159 | / |
| Wellborn | 80 | 3,006 | / |
| Willburn | 80 | 393 | / |
| Welboren | 80 | 284 | / |
| Wilburne | 80 | 100 | / |
| Wlbourne | 80 | 2 | / |
| Belbourn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wilburnq | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wilbaurn | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wilburin | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wlborn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wilbourne | 75 | 1,027 | / |
| Willbourn | 75 | 129 | / |
| Willburne | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wilbouren | 75 | 1 | / |
| D'Wilburn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wilborn | 71 | 6,427 | / |
| Willbourne | 71 | 134 | / |
| Vilburn | 71 | 38 | / |
| Wleborn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bilburn | 71 | 0 | / |
| Willborn | 67 | 569 | / |
| Wihlborn | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vilburnt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vilbourn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wilboorne | 63 | 0 | / |
| Vilborn | 57 | 13 | / |
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