Whitbourn Surname

830,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Whitbourn Surname Definition:

A parish in Herefordshire.

Whitbourn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2181:255,58720,554
Australia921:293,43225,879
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:333,90921,641
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Whitbourn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A parish in Herefordshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Whitbourn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whitbourn occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitbourn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Whitbourn is the 830,559th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 21,884,522 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Whitbourn live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 218 people, or 1 in 255,587. In England Whitbourn is most numerous in: Surrey, where 24 percent reside, Hampshire, where 17 percent reside and Norfolk, where 10 percent reside. Outside of England this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 28 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Whitbourn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whitbourn has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 299 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whitbourn Last Name Statistics demography

Whitbourn earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 12.07% more than the national average, earning $55,678 CAD per year.

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