How common is the surname Bourne?

9,270 people in the United States had the surname Bourne in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,306 Americans. It ranked 3,823rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bourne?

Matthew Bourne, British ballet and dance choreographer, followed by Francis Bourne.

Where is the surname Bourne most common?

Wikidata records people named Bourne in the United Kingdom and the United States.

How do you pronounce Bourne?

Bourne is /boɹn/, one syllable.

Is the surname Bourne getting more or less common?

More common. 8,884 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,270 in 2010, up 4.3%.

The surname Bourne

An English surname, carried by 9,270 people in the United States.

Pronounced /boɹn/ 1 syllable Soundex B650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bourne is more common than 97.6% of them.

Origin

English origin

The placename and English surname are derived from Old English burna (“stream”), whence also the common noun bourne (“stream”).

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,270 people named Bourne in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 33,306 Americans. That is up 4.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,884.

#3,823

rank among US surnames

9,270

people in 2010

3.1

per 100,000 Americans

+4.3%

change since 2000 (was #3,673)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,815	Ocasio	9,293	33,223
#3,816	Neeley	9,288	33,241
#3,817	Wiese	9,287	33,245
#3,818	Maas	9,285	33,252
#3,819	Joe	9,280	33,270
#3,820	Whitson	9,273	33,295
#3,822	Bohn	9,272	33,299

Who is named Bourne

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

74% of people named Bourne identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 2.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bournes

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Matthew Bourne
British ballet and dance choreographer, born 1960
Francis Bourne
British Catholic cardinal (1861–1934)
Stephen R. Bourne
British computer scientist, born 1944
Randolph Bourne
American writer, 1886–1918
Whitney Bourne
Actress from the United States (1914-1988)
Jonathan Bourne Jr.
American politician (1855-1940)

Notable Bournes come mostly from the United Kingdom (3) and the United States (3).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bourne

Bourne has the Soundex code B650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B650.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Bourne come from?: The placename and English surname are derived from Old English burna (“stream”), whence also the common noun bourne (“stream”).
How common is the surname Bourne?: 9,270 people in the United States had the surname Bourne in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,306 Americans. It ranked 3,823rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bourne?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Bourne identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bourne?: Matthew Bourne, British ballet and dance choreographer, followed by Francis Bourne.
Where is the surname Bourne most common?: Wikidata records people named Bourne in the United Kingdom and the United States.
How do you pronounce Bourne?: Bourne is /boɹn/, one syllable.
Is the surname Bourne getting more or less common?: More common. 8,884 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,270 in 2010, up 4.3%.