Wyburn Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Wales

Wyburn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wyborn.' This surname looks wonderfully local, but, as suggested by Mr. Lower (Patronymica Britannica.), the probability is that it is an early personal name. There is no local prefix to it in the Hundred Roll records; compare Osborne.

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Wyburn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1171:230,73221,761
Wales661:46,8874,434
England581:960,65648,451
United States281:12,944,962483,512
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673
Scotland211:178,2486,976
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Wyburn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wyborn.' This surname looks wonderfully local, but, as suggested by Mr. Lower (Patronymica Britannica.), the probability is that it is an early personal name. There is no local prefix to it in the Hundred Roll records; compare Osborne.

Robert Wyborn, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1575. — Wyburne, Kent: Register of the University of Oxford.

1805. Married — William Fred Parkes and Maria Wyborn: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(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

Wyburn Last Name Facts

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

Wyburn occurs more in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wyburn.

How Common Is The Last Name Wyburn? popularity and diffusion

Wyburn is the 912,827th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 25,043,113 people. Wyburn is predominantly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Wyburn reside; 46 percent reside in Northern Europe and 46 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Wyburn is most frequently used in Australia, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 230,732. In Australia Wyburn is primarily concentrated in: New South Wales, where 55 percent live, Western Australia, where 17 percent live and Queensland, where 14 percent live. Outside of Australia it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 23 percent live and England, where 20 percent live.

Wyburn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wyburn has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 129 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it declined 39 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wyburn Last Name Statistics demography

Wyburn earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.22% more than the national average, earning $45,833 USD per year.

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Whyburn92185/
Weyburn92151/
Wayburn92118/
Wybourn9298/
Wyburen920/
Wyburne920/
Wybaurn920/
Waybourn8688/
Weyburne8646/
Wayburne8632/
Whybourn8628/
Wybourne8610/
Wyhbourn860/
Wyborn83934/
Wiburn836/
Weburn831/
Byburn831/
Whybourne8058/
Waybourne8034/
Weybourne8028/
Whyborn77234/
Wayborn7724/
Wibourn773/
Wioburn771/
Weyvurn771/
Bayburn770/
Wieburn770/
Webourn770/
Weeburn770/
Bayburin711,283/
Weisburn7148/
Weibourn713/
Wishburn712/
Withburn711/
Waisburn711/
Wibourne711/
Wessburn710/
Weshburn710/
Whitbourn67333/
Wiborn67140/
Weborn676/
Withbourn671/
Wetbourne670/
Whittburn670/
Weathburn670/
Whitburne670/

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