Woodburn Surname

66,630th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,481 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Woodburn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the wood-burn,' i.e. the woodland stream; v. Burn. Not in London Directory; a well known surname in Furness, North Lancashire. The register of the parish church of Ulverston teems with this patronymic.

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Woodburn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,2261:85,7699,699
England1,4261:39,0735,059
Australia5851:46,1465,771
Canada4611:79,9258,933
Scotland2991:17,9062,155
Jamaica2001:14,3501,407
South Africa1411:384,23934,295
Northern Ireland381:48,5544,148
Wales261:119,0209,008
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France31:22,140,907385,998
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland831:53,3724,392
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6681:36,4904,745
Scotland2731:13,7111,587
Wales111:142,5835,610
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0671:47,0655,401

Woodburn (65) may also be a first name.

Woodburn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the wood-burn,' i.e. the woodland stream; v. Burn. Not in London Directory; a well known surname in Furness, North Lancashire. The register of the parish church of Ulverston teems with this patronymic.

1591. Gillian Woodburn, of Kirkbie Irefeth: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

1617. Richard Woodborne, of Kirkbie Ireleth: ibid.

1654. Baptised — Jane, d. Rodger Woodburne, tourney: St. Mary, Ulverston.

1656. — John, s. William Woodbume, marcer: ibid.

1700. Married — Christopher Woodborne and Bridget Dawson: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Of local origin. There are places named Woodburn in Ayrshire, Midlothian, and Kincardineshire. Jonete Wodburn in Irvine, 1506 (Irvine, I p. 158). George Woodburn or Whiteburn in Finnick was shot for being a Covenanter, 1685 (Hanna, II p. 257,270).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

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

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Northumberland.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Woodburn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woodburn is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodburn? popularity and diffusion

The surname Woodburn is the 66,630th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 974,141 people. The surname Woodburn is mostly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Woodburn are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Woodburn is also the 1,212,820th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 65 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 4,226 people, or 1 in 85,769. In The United States it is primarily found in: Nevada, where 9 percent reside, Florida, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Woodburn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Woodburn has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 396 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 213 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 110 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 236 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Woodburn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (69%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Woodburn surname are 9.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.27% registered with the party.

The amount Woodburn earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.2% more than the national average, earning R 337,932 per year; in United States they earn 0.34% more than the national average, earning $43,294 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.52% more than the national average, earning $52,424 CAD per year.

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