Wyborn Surname

381,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 934 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Wyborn Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) the O.Scand. Uígbiörn = War-Bear [Old Norse uíg-, war, battle + Horn, björn, bear] (English) the Late Anglo-Saxon Wígbeorn = War-Hero [Old English wíg+beorn, hero,prince] But the Anglo-Saxon name is usually an Anglicization of the Norse Uígbiörn.

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Wyborn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia3121:86,5259,997
England3071:181,49216,346
Canada1351:272,93025,634
New Zealand871:52,0508,333
Papua New Guinea501:163,07422,562
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
France21:33,211,361423,184
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2351:103,72510,383
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Wyborn (16) may also be a first name.

Wyborn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) the O.Scand. Uígbiörn = War-Bear [Old Norse uíg-, war, battle + Horn, björn, bear] (English) the Late Anglo-Saxon Wígbeorn = War-Hero [Old English wíg+beorn, hero,prince] But the Anglo-Saxon name is usually an Anglicization of the Norse Uígbiörn.

Robert Wyborn.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

WYBARN: An ancient personal name. In H.R. Wyborn, Wybourn, Wyburn, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Wyborn Last Name Facts

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

Wyborn occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wyborn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 381,502nd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 7,802,512 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 48 percent of Wyborn are found; 43 percent are found in Australasia and 43 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. Wyborn is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 16 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is borne by 312 people, or 1 in 86,525. In Australia it is most common in: New South Wales, where 67 percent are found, Queensland, where 22 percent are found and Victoria, where 3 percent are found. Beside Australia this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent are found and Canada, where 14 percent are found.

Wyborn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wyborn has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 131 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wyborn Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wyborn earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 137.58% more than the national average, earning R 564,588 per year and in Canada they earn 1.87% more than the national average, earning $50,612 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whyborn92234/
Wybourn9298/
Wayborn9224/
Wyborne922/
Waybourn8688/
Whyborne8637/
Whybourn8628/
Wybourne8610/
Wyhbourn860/
Wayborne860/
Wyburn83291/
Wiborn83140/
Weborn836/
Whybourne8058/
Waybourne8034/
Weybourne8028/
Whyburn77185/
Weyburn77151/
Wayburn77118/
Wißborn7729/
Weiborn7728/
Wibourn773/
Wiborin772/
Wibornn771/
Wiborne771/
Vyborne771/
Bayborn771/
Webourn770/
Wyburen770/
Wyburne770/
Wybaurn770/
Bayborin7156/
Weyburne7146/
Wayburne7132/
Wittborn718/
Wettborn715/
Wissborn715/
Weibourn713/
Vyborgin713/
Weisborn712/
Wibourne711/
Wågeborn711/
Uaybhorn711/
Weißborn711/
Whitborn710/
Vybornova673,644/
Whitbourn67333/
Weissborn6718/
Wiburn676/
Veborn671/
Viborn671/
Whitborne671/
Weburn671/
Withbourn671/
Wivorn671/
Beborn671/
Byburn671/
Wetbourne670/

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