Woodburne Surname

876,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Woodburne 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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Woodburne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States991:3,661,201203,401
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Canada581:635,26952,014
England351:1,591,94567,242
Jamaica231:124,7804,616
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Wales51:618,90625,852
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland361:123,0527,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Woodburne 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

Woodburne Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woodburne occurs most in The United States. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodburne? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 876,631st most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 23,660,863 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Woodburne live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 3,661,201. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 17 percent reside, New York, where 17 percent reside and Michigan, where 14 percent reside. Other than The United States it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 19 percent reside and Canada, where 19 percent reside.

Woodburne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woodburne has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Woodburne surname expanded 762 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 49 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Woodburne Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (61%) in Ireland.

In The United States Woodburne are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.

The amount Woodburne earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 27.53% more than the national average, earning R 303,060 per year; in United States they earn 6.95% less than the national average, earning $40,150 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.33% less than the national average, earning $49,520 CAD per year.

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