How common is the surname Warburton?

2,781 people in the United States had the surname Warburton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 111,020 Americans. It ranked 11,343rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Warburton?

Patrick Warburton, American actor, followed by Nigel Warburton.

Where is the surname Warburton most common?

Wikidata records people named Warburton in the United States, the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Great Britain.

How do you pronounce Warburton?

Warburton is /ˈwɔɹbɚtən/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Warburton getting more or less common?

More common. 2,610 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,781 in 2010, up 6.6%.

The surname Warburton

An English place surname, carried by 2,781 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈwɔɹbɚtən/ 3 syllables Soundex W616

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Warburton is more common than 93% of them.

Origin

English origin

From the Old English personal name Wǣrburg + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Warburton is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

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 2,781 people named Warburton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 111,020 Americans. That is up 6.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,610.

#11,343

rank among US surnames

2,781

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+6.6%

change since 2000 (was #11,150)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,335	Dedios	2,784	110,900
#11,339	Platz	2,783	110,940
#11,341	Greenstein	2,782	110,980
#11,343	Asberry	2,781	111,020
#11,348	Aubuchon	2,780	111,060

Who is named Warburton

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

91% of people named Warburton identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Warburtons

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Patrick Warburton
American actor, born 1964
Nigel Warburton
British author and lecturer, born 1962
William Warburton
Bishop of Gloucester (1698-1779)
Fred Warburton
Association football player from England (1880-1948)
Tom Warburton
American animator, born 1968

Notable Warburtons come mostly from the United States (2), the United Kingdom (2) and the Kingdom of Great Britain (1).

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Warburton come from?: From the Old English personal name Wǣrburg + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
How common is the surname Warburton?: 2,781 people in the United States had the surname Warburton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 111,020 Americans. It ranked 11,343rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Warburton?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Warburton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Warburton?: Patrick Warburton, American actor, followed by Nigel Warburton.
Where is the surname Warburton most common?: Wikidata records people named Warburton in the United States, the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Great Britain.
How do you pronounce Warburton?: Warburton is /ˈwɔɹbɚtən/, 3 syllables.
What type of surname is Warburton?: Warburton is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Warburton getting more or less common?: More common. 2,610 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,781 in 2010, up 6.6%.