Wimborne Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Wimborne Surname Definition:

(Celtic + English) belonging to Wimborne (Dorset), the Anglo-Saxon Winburna [Old English burna, a stream: the first elem. is prob. Celtic, viz. the early form of Welsh g)wyn, or rather (as afon [river], earlier avon (Abona), like Irish amhain, is fem.

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Wimborne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia941:287,18825,495
England681:819,38343,863
United States151:24,163,929685,360
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
France11:66,422,722504,397
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Wimborne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic + English) belonging to Wimborne (Dorset), the Anglo-Saxon Winburna [Old English burna, a stream: the first elem. is prob. Celtic, viz. the early form of Welsh g)wyn, or rather (as afon [river], earlier avon (Abona), like Irish amhain, is fem.) the fem. g)wen, white, bright (cp. Wandsworth); the Win burn is also called the Allen burn (Irish alain, Old Irish álaind, white, bright, clear)— a fact not without ethnic significance] Winburne ecclesia.—Charter-Rolls, A.D. 1205-6.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wimborne Last Name Facts

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

Wimborne is borne by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wimborne? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,235,409th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. The last name Wimborne occurs mostly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Wimborne are found; 50 percent are found in Australasia and 50 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Wimborne is most common in Australia, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 287,188. In Australia it is most numerous in: New South Wales, where 83 percent are found, Australian Capital Territory, where 11 percent are found and Victoria, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Australia this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 36 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Wimborne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wimborne has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Wimborne surname increased 3,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wimborne Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wimborne surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Wimborne earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.03% more than the national average, earning R 411,180 per year and in United States they earn 22.29% more than the national average, earning $52,766 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wimbourne9420/
Wimborn937/
Winborne881,683/
Wemborne882/
Wmborn860/
Winbourne82220/
Winnborne821/
Winborn801,309/
Wemborn801/
Beimborn75342/
Wenborne75126/
Winburne75126/
Winbourn7567/
Weinborn7556/
Winnborn755/
Wynborne754/
Wainborn753/
Wembourn751/
Wenbourne71169/
Wynbourne7115/
Winburner710/
Wenborn67454/
Winbarn672/
Wynburne6321/
Wennborn6315/
Weenborn638/
Binborhn631/
Wenbourn630/
Bembhurne591/
Vimbarienė561/
Benborn530/
Bennborn5023/
Binbarin501/

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