Woodbourne Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Woodbourne Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Brook by or in the Wood [Old English wudu + burna]

Woodbourne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:2,932,529101,561
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Woodbourne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Brook by or in the Wood [Old English wudu + burna]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Woodbourne Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woodbourne has its highest incidence in England. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodbourne? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,055,934th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Woodbourne reside; 46 percent reside in Northern Europe and 46 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 2,932,529. In England Woodbourne is most common in: Hampshire, where 74 percent live, Cambridgeshire, where 11 percent live and Dorset, where 5 percent live. Barring England it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Jamaica, where 20 percent live and New Zealand, where 20 percent live.

Woodbourne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Woodbourne has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Woodbourne last name grew 127 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woodburne95308/
Woodborne9595/
Woodbourn951/
Woodburn897,481/
Woodborn892/
Wodburn821/
Boodburn781/
Woodbarn780/
Waadburn670/
Badburn591/
Badbornyi531/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Woodbourne
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