Wilbraham Surname

281,264th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Wilbraham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wilbraham,' a manor in Cheshire.

Richard de Wilburgham, of Wilburgham, 43 Henry III: Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men, quoted by Lower.

William de Wilburgham, 1286: Cal.

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Wilbraham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8611:64,7137,551
United States1951:1,858,764121,141
Australia931:290,27625,669
South Africa881:615,65646,403
Wales801:38,6823,791
Scotland261:205,91610,908
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4341:56,1646,666
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Wilbraham (13) may also be a first name.

Wilbraham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wilbraham,' a manor in Cheshire.

Richard de Wilburgham, of Wilburgham, 43 Henry III: Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men, quoted by Lower.

William de Wilburgham, 1286: Cal. of Patent Rolls.

Randle de Wylberham, Cheshire: East Cheshire.

1508. William Wylbram: Register of the University of Oxford.

1572. Richard Wilbraham, of Worleston: Wills at Chester.

1611. Thomas Wilbraham, of Woodhey: ibid.

1622. Married — Randoll Wilbraham and Martha Markham: St. Michael's, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Wilbraham (Camb.: Anglo-Saxon Wilburgeham, 'Dipl. Angl’., p. 597; Chesh.: a.d. 1303-4 Wilberham) = Wilburg's Home or Estate [Anglo-Saxon Wilburge, genit. of Wilburg (lem.): v. Wilbur + hám, home, &c.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An estate in Cheshire. The earliest recorded ancestor is Richard de Wilburgham of Wilburgham, in Cheshire, who was living 43. Henry II. Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men. The family were settled there about the time of Henry II. B.L.G. Professor Pott rather absurdly deduces the name, so clearly accounted for, from a union of the English and Hebrew personal names, William and Abraham.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

For Wilburgham or Wild—burgh—ham. Local. A town in Kent, England.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Descends from Odo, Chamberlain to Alan, Earl of Richmond, whose son Robert gave lands at Wilbraham to Denny Abbey, Cambridge, witnessed by Walter Pilet (Mon. ii. 883). Picot and Peter Pilet had grants at Wilbraham 1157 (Rot. Pip.). It seems probable that this was the Norman name of the lords of Wilbraham, usually styled Camerarius or De Wilburgham. Conan, son of Peter Pilet, of Rouen, 1090 supported the cause of Duke Robert (Ord. Vit. 689), and Raimond Pilate was a chief leader in the Crusade 1096 (Roger Wend., ii. 120,136).

The Norman People (1874)

(English), anciently de Wilburgham, Pleasant, or Well or Spring town home.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

A location name in Cambridgeshire Anciently, Wilburgham.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Wilbraham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wilbraham is most common in England. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilbraham? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 281,264th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 5,311,622 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Wilbraham are found; 71 percent are found in Northern Europe and 71 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 3,159,357th most common forename internationally It is held by 13 people.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 861 people, or 1 in 64,713. In England Wilbraham is mostly found in: Greater Manchester, where 11 percent live, Greater London, where 9 percent live and Staffordshire, where 8 percent live. Beside England it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Wilbraham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wilbraham has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Wilbraham last name increased 198 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 476 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 889 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wilbraham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Wilbraham surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wilbraham surname are 0.16999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.06% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wilbraham earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 0.86% less than the national average, earning R 235,584 per year; in United States they earn 14.82% more than the national average, earning $49,543 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.23% less than the national average, earning $49,570 CAD per year.

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