Woburn Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Woburn Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Woburn; or Dweller by the Crooked or Winding Brook [Old English wó, crooked + burne] Streams called Woburne are mentioned in charters of the Anglo-Saxon period relating to various counties.

Abbas de Woburne (Beds).

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Woburn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Woburn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Woburn; or Dweller by the Crooked or Winding Brook [Old English wó, crooked + burne] Streams called Woburne are mentioned in charters of the Anglo-Saxon period relating to various counties.

Abbas de Woburne (Beds).—Charter-Rolls, A.D. 1241-2.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Woburn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woburn occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woburn? popularity and diffusion

The surname Woburn is the 4,532,898th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 37 percent of Woburn live; 37 percent live in Northern Europe and 37 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England Woburn is mostly found in: Greater London, where 57 percent are found, Buckinghamshire, where 14 percent are found and West Midlands, where 14 percent are found. Not including England it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent are found and New Zealand, where 26 percent are found.

Woburn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Woburn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Woburn last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Weburn831/
Waburn831/
Wasburn7726/
Wahburn776/
Boburin776/
Boburen773/
Vosburn771/
Webourn770/
Weeburn770/
Wasburne711/
Wushburn711/
Wachburn710/
Wahsburn710/
Wahburne710/
Washbourn67210/
Waborn676/
Wasshburn673/
Washhburn671/
Whashburn671/
Washburen671/
Baburn671/
Washburin670/
Waschburn670/
Watbourne670/
Baburin623,221/
Baburyn62250/
Baburen6226/
Waborin627/
Buburen627/
Babourn621/
Buburin621/
Vasburn620/
Beauburn579/
Babaurin572/
Babourin571/

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