Explore the Family Name Redburn

The meaning of Redburn

English: habitational name from Radbourn (Warwickshire), Radbourne (Derbyshire), Redbourn (Hertfordshire), or Redbourne (Lincolnshire), all of which are recorded as Redburn(e) in the 13th century, from Old English hrēod ‘reed’ + burna ‘spring, stream’.

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How common is the last name Redburn in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Redburn had a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 31,884 in popularity with a count of 684, making up 0.25 per 100k of the U.S. population. By 2010, its rank dropped to 34,835, with a count of 648, representing only 0.22 per 100k. This represents a decrease of 9.26 in ranking and 5.26 in count over this period.

20002010Change
Rank#31,884#34,835-9.26%
Count684648-5.26%
Proportion per 100k0.250.22-12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Redburn

With respect to ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some changes for the Redburn surname between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased from 97.08% to 93.36%. However, there were increases in both the Hispanic and Two or more races categories, with Hispanics going from 1.17% to 2.93%, and those identifying with Two or more races increasing from 0.88% to 2.16%. The Asian/Pacific Islander and Black percentages remained at zero, while American Indian and Alaskan Native appeared in the 2010 data at 0.93%.

20002010Change
White97.08%93.36%-3.83%
Hispanic1.17%2.93%150.43%
Two or More Races0.88%2.16%145.45%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0.93%0%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%