Wilborn Surname

76,276th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,427 people bear this surname

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

Wilborn Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Welborne (brook coming from a spring), the name of several places in England.

Wilborn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,1791:58,6606,952
Brazil1781:1,202,66541,567
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Norway161:321,39331,311
England91:6,190,895170,599
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8571:58,5986,495

Wilborn (504) may also be a first name.

Wilborn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Welborne (brook coming from a spring), the name of several places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Wilborn Last Name Facts

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

Wilborn is most common in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilborn? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 76,276th most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,133,895 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Wilborn reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 377,412th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 504 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 6,179 people, or 1 in 58,660. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 16 percent are found, Georgia, where 12 percent are found and Alabama, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States it is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 3 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Wilborn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wilborn has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 721 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 10 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wilborn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wilborn last name are 5.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.34% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wilborn earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 238.58% more than the national average, earning 1,171,760 kr per year and in United States they earn 13.21% less than the national average, earning $37,450 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilbourn933,159/
Willborn93569/
Wilborne93386/
Wihlborn9310/
Wilbuorn932/
Wlborn921/
Wilbourne881,027/
Willbourn88129/
Willborne882/
Wilbouren881/
Wilboorne880/
Wilburn8620,269/
Welborn8610,625/
Wilbern86274/
Vilborn8613/
Wilbarn866/
Wleborn861/
Willbourne82134/
Wellborn803,006/
Welbourn801,561/
Willburn80393/
Welboren80284/
Welborne80269/
Wilburne80100/
Willbern8092/
Billborn8031/
Wlbourne802/
Vilbourn801/
Wilburnq801/
Willbarn800/
Wilburin800/
Wilbaurn800/
Vilborne800/
Welbourne751,568/
Whelbourn7586/
Wellborne7553/
Wellbourn7551/
Willburne752/
D'Wilburn751/
Whellborn751/
Wheelborn750/
Welburn712,575/
Wülbern7195/
Wölbern7180/
Welbern7139/
Vilburn7138/
Wellbourne7136/
Whelbourne7133/
Vilbern7125/
Welbourhne714/
Velborn713/
Wllburn711/
Bilburn710/
Wellburn67389/
Woelbern6723/
Bellborn677/
Wuelbern671/
Belbourn671/
Welbarne671/
Wellvorn671/
Vilburnt671/
Welbarnn670/
Welbaurn670/
Welburne670/

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Wilborn Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wilborn
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