Wilbur Surname

36,445th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Wilbur Surname Definition:

(English) the Anglo-Saxon fem. name Wil- burh or Wilburg = Beloved Stronghold or City [from Old English wil(l)a, will, wish, joy, thing desired or beloved + burh, burg, a fortified place] A Wilburh was a daughter of Penda, the 7th-cent. king of Mercia.

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Wilbur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,1141:27,6393,461
Canada7441:49,5246,017
Vanuatu2361:1,116281
England1401:397,98627,485
Nigeria611:2,903,98091,283
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Scotland141:382,41616,471
India101:76,706,538639,611
China91:151,924,6187,954
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Micronesia41:26,561731
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France11:66,422,722504,397
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,3021:11,6731,516

Wilbur (39,995) may also be a first name.

Wilbur Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) the Anglo-Saxon fem. name Wil- burh or Wilburg = Beloved Stronghold or City [from Old English wil(l)a, will, wish, joy, thing desired or beloved + burh, burg, a fortified place] A Wilburh was a daughter of Penda, the 7th-cent. king of Mercia.

The cognate Mod. Scandinavian (fem.) name is Vilborg.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Wilburh or Wilburg (beloved, stronghold), a woman's name.

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

A contraction of Wildboar.

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

Wilbur Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilbur (Hindi: विल्बर, Marathi: िवलबुर) is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilbur? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 36,445th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 503,597 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Wilbur reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 22,190th most commonly held forename in the world It is held by 39,995 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 13,114 people, or 1 in 27,639. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 8 percent reside, Florida, where 6 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname is found in 45 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 5 percent reside and Vanuatu, where 2 percent reside.

Wilbur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wilbur has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 305 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 778 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wilbur Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wilbur are 6.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.45% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wilbur earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.19% more than the national average, earning $44,958 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.67% more than the national average, earning $55,480 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willbur92250/
Wilbour9267/
Wilbure922/
Wilburr921/
Wilbeur920/
Willbour861/
Wilboure861/
Wilbor83243/
Vilbur831/
Welbur830/
Bilbur830/
Welbour771/
Welbaur771/
Billbur771/
Wellbur770/
Willbor770/
Welbor675/
Vylburh623/
Wellbor622/
Huelburt570/

Wilbur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wilbur in the Hindi language
विल्बरvilbara-
Wilbur in the Marathi language
िवलबुरivalabura66.67
बुरbura33.33

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