Wellborn Surname

147,321st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,006 people bear this surname

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

Wellborn 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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Wellborn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8341:127,89713,531
Canada571:646,41452,764
England571:977,51048,999
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3871:129,76412,459

Wellborn (262) may also be a first name.

Wellborn 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

A parish in Norfolk-Welborne.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Does not relate to good birth, but to some locality called Wellbourn-a stream running from a well.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Welbourn co. Norfolk, Welbourne co. Lincoln, or Welburn co. York (see Smallbone). There is however an Old German Wilbern.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Wellborn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wellborn is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wellborn.

How Common Is The Last Name Wellborn? popularity and diffusion

Wellborn is the 147,321st most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,424,333 people. The surname Wellborn occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Wellborn reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 549,774th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 262 people.

The last name Wellborn is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 2,834 people, or 1 in 127,897. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 22 percent are found, Georgia, where 20 percent are found and North Carolina, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States it exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Wellborn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wellborn has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 732 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 633 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wellborn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wellborn surname are 21.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.79% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wellborn earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.71% less than the national average, earning R 57,720 per year; in United States they earn 0.11% more than the national average, earning $43,197 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.7% less than the national average, earning $39,400 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wellborne9453/
Wellbourn9451/
Whellborn941/
Welborn9310,625/
Wellbourne8936/
Welbourn881,561/
Willborn88569/
Wellburn88389/
Welboren88284/
Welborne88269/
Bellborn887/
Wellvorn881/
Wlborn861/
Welbourne821,568/
Willbourn82129/
Whelbourn8286/
Willborne822/
Wheelborn820/
Wellburne820/
Wilborn806,427/
Welburn802,575/
Welbern8039/
Velborn803/
Wllburn801/
Wleborn801/
Willbourne78134/
Whelbourne7833/
Welbourhne784/
Wilbourn753,159/
Willburn75393/
Wilborne75386/
Willbern7592/
Billborn7531/
Woelbern7523/
Wihlborn7510/
Wilbuorn752/
Wlbourne752/
Wuelbern751/
Belbourn751/
Welbarne751/
Welbarnn750/
Welbaurn750/
Welburne750/
Willbarn750/
Wilbourne711,027/
Willburne712/
Wilbouren711/
Wilboorne710/
Wilburn6720,269/
Wilbern67274/
Wülbern6795/
Wölbern6780/
Vilborn6713/
Wilbarn676/
Velburn671/

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