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 occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodbourne? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,055,934th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. Woodbourne occurs predominantly in Europe, where 46 percent of Woodbourne reside; 46 percent reside in Northern Europe and 46 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 2,932,529. In England Woodbourne is primarily found in: Hampshire, where 74 percent reside, Cambridgeshire, where 11 percent reside and Dorset, where 5 percent reside. Other than England Woodbourne is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Jamaica, where 20 percent reside and New Zealand, where 20 percent reside.

Woodbourne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Woodbourne has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Woodbourne surname rose 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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