Washburn is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Washburn
No. of characters: 8
Origin: England
Meaning:

One who came from Washburn, i.e., fuller's stream, in Yorkshire, or from Washbourne, i.e., stream where washing was done, or the Wash River, in Devonshire and Gloucestershire.

The lastname Washburn is variation of Washbourn. Washbourne, county of Worcester, gave name to this family, and was their seat until 1582. A Walter de Wasseburne occurs in the III. B.L.G. Hundred Rolls of county of Devon, temp. Edward I.

Washbourne, county of Worcester, gave name to this family, and was their seat until 1582. A Walter de Wasseburne occurs in the III. B.L.G. Hundred Rolls of county of Devon, temp. Edward I.

How popular is Washburn?

Washburn is common in United States, Canada, England.

Washburn is ranked 19516 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Washburn bearers increased by 2.69 per cent in 2010 US census to 20030 since 2000, the surname slipped by 108 spots and ranked at 1793. The last name was found in around 7 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.53 93.66
Hispanic or Latino 1.96 1.39
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.89 1.65
Others 1.79 1.44
Black 1.35 1.38
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.49 0.48
Washburn is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Cayman Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 28123 people have been found who wears Washburn as their family name. Washburn is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Washburn:
1,656 United States27,143
Countries with hundreds of Washburn:
7,004 Canada621
24,529 England167
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
52,533 Australia32
489 Cayman Islands17
347,183 Russia13
375,884 Thailand13
3,755 Costa Rica12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
18,674 Ecuador10
26,217 Estonia8
2,111 United States Virgin Islands7
40,014 New Zealand7
116,183 Sweden6

Washburn Namesakes

  • Cephas Washburn, noted Christian missionary and educator
  • Edward Washburn, American artist
  • Israel Washburn, Israel Washburn Sr
  • Barbara Washburn, American mountaineer
  • Ebenezer Washburn, Sgt
  • Charles Ames Washburn, U.S. Minister to Paraguay
  • Mary Washburn, American athlete
  • Ichabod Washburn, church deacon and industrialist
  • Margaret Floy Washburn, leading American psychologist
  • William D. Washburn, William Drew "W.D." Washburn, Sr
  • Cadwallader C. Washburn, American businessman, politician
  • William B. Washburn, American businessman and politician
  • Jarrod Washburn, former Major League Baseball pitcher and currently resides in his hometown of Webster
  • Emory Washburn, United States lawyer, politician, and historian
  • Ray Washburn, former Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Bradford Washburn, Henry Bradford Washburn, Jr
  • Abigail Washburn, American clawhammer banjo player and singer
  • Chris Washburn, American former professional basketball player
  • Peter T. Washburn, lawyer
  • Charles G. Washburn, member of the United States House of Representatives
  • Steve Washburn, Canadian former professional ice hockey centre
  • Henry D. Washburn, U.S. Representative
  • Bryant Washburn, American film actor

Washburn Namesakes

  • Cephas Washburn, noted Christian missionary and educator
  • Edward Washburn, American artist
  • Israel Washburn, Israel Washburn Sr
  • Barbara Washburn, American mountaineer
  • Ebenezer Washburn, Sgt
  • Charles Ames Washburn, U.S. Minister to Paraguay
  • Mary Washburn, American athlete
  • Ichabod Washburn, church deacon and industrialist
  • Margaret Floy Washburn, leading American psychologist
  • William D. Washburn, William Drew "W.D." Washburn, Sr
  • Cadwallader C. Washburn, American businessman, politician
  • William B. Washburn, American businessman and politician
  • Jarrod Washburn, former Major League Baseball pitcher and currently resides in his hometown of Webster
  • Emory Washburn, United States lawyer, politician, and historian
  • Ray Washburn, former Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Bradford Washburn, Henry Bradford Washburn, Jr
  • Abigail Washburn, American clawhammer banjo player and singer
  • Chris Washburn, American former professional basketball player
  • Peter T. Washburn, lawyer
  • Charles G. Washburn, member of the United States House of Representatives
  • Steve Washburn, Canadian former professional ice hockey centre
  • Henry D. Washburn, U.S. Representative
  • Bryant Washburn, American film actor

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