Wellburn Surname

741,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Wellburn 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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Wellburn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1891:294,80522,579
Australia541:499,92037,885
Scotland531:101,0156,880
Canada441:837,40065,151
United States231:15,759,084542,937
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1431:170,45714,424
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Wellburn 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

V. Welburn.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(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

Wellburn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wellburn is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wellburn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 741,235th most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 18,734,051 people. The last name Wellburn occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Wellburn live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 62 percent live in British Isles.

It is most common in England, where it is borne by 189 people, or 1 in 294,805. In England it is primarily found in: Durham, where 16 percent live, Greater London, where 12 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 11 percent live. Aside from England it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 14 percent live and Scotland, where 14 percent live.

Wellburn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wellburn has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Wellburn surname expanded 132 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 5,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 164 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wellburn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wellburn surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Wellburn earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 17.11% less than the national average, earning R 196,980 per year; in United States they earn 0.58% more than the national average, earning $43,398 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.25% more than the national average, earning $52,292 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wellbourn9451/
Wellburne940/
Welburn932,575/
Wllburn931/
Wellbourne8936/
Wellborn883,006/
Welbourn881,561/
Willburn88393/
Weilburn881/
Welbaurn880/
Welburne880/
Welbourne821,568/
Willbourn82129/
Whelbourn8286/
Willburne822/
Wilburn8020,269/
Welborn8010,625/
Velburn801/
Willbourne78134/
Whelbourne7833/
Welbourhne784/
Wilbourn753,159/
Willborn75569/
Welboren75284/
Wilburne75100/
Wlbourne752/
Wilburnq751/
Belbourn751/
Wilburin750/
Wilbaurn750/
Wilbourne711,027/
Wlborn711/
D'Wilburn711/
Wilbouren711/
Wilborn676,427/
Vilburn6738/
Wleborn671/
Bilburn670/
Wihlborn6310/
Vilburnt631/
Vilbourn631/
Wilboorne590/
Vilborn5313/

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