Wilbourn Surname

141,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,159 people bear this surname

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

Wilbourn Surname Definition:

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

Wilbourn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9601:122,45213,052
England1561:357,16725,626
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Wales71:442,07621,198
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England911:267,86118,927
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4531:110,85811,030

Wilbourn (93) may also be a first name.

Wilbourn 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

Philip de Wildebrene and Ranulph, Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Thomas de Wellbrun, Engl. 1194 (Rotuli Curiae Regis).

The Norman People (1874)

Wilbourn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilbourn occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilbourn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 141,133rd most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,306,915 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Wilbourn are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 986,211th most widely held given name internationally, borne by 93 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,960 people, or 1 in 122,452. In The United States Wilbourn is most common in: Mississippi, where 10 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and Tennessee, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Wilbourn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wilbourn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wilbourn last name expanded 653 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 171 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wilbourn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wilbourn last name are 0.56% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wilbourn earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.72% less than the national average, earning $38,090 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilbourne941,027/
Willbourn94129/
Wilbouren941/
Wilburn9320,269/
Wilborn936,427/
Willbourne89134/
Welbourn881,561/
Willborn88569/
Willburn88393/
Wilborne88386/
Wilburne88100/
Wihlborn8810/
Wilbuorn882/
Wlbourne882/
Weilburn881/
Vilbourn881/
Wilburnq881/
Wilbaurn880/
Wilburin880/
Wlborn861/
Welbourne821,568/
Whelbourn8286/
Wellbourn8251/
Willburne822/
Willborne822/
D'Wilburn821/
Wilboorne820/
Welborn8010,625/
Welburn802,575/
Vilburn8038/
Vilborn8013/
Wilbarn806/
Wleborn801/
Wllburn801/
Bilburn800/
Wellbourne7836/
Whelbourne7833/
Welbourhne784/
Wellborn753,006/
Wellburn75389/
Welboren75284/
Welborne75269/
Billborn7531/
Vilburnt751/
Wilbearn751/
Belbourn751/
Vilborne750/
Welburne750/
Welbaurn750/
Wilbairn750/
Willbarn750/
Wellborne7153/
Whellborn711/
Wheelborn710/
Wellburne710/
Velborn673/
Velburn671/

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