How common is the surname Washburn?

20,030 people in the United States had the surname Washburn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,414 Americans. It ranked 1,793rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Washburn?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Washburn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Washburn?

Margaret Floy Washburn, American psychologist and scholar (1871-1939), followed by Mary Washburn.

Where is the surname Washburn most common?

Wikidata records people named Washburn in the United States.

Is the surname Washburn getting more or less common?

More common. 19,505 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,030 in 2010, up 2.7%.

The surname Washburn

A surname, carried by 20,030 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W216

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Washburn is more common than 98.9% of them.

Origin

Variant of Washbourne.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 20,030 people named Washburn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 15,414 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 19,505.

#1,793

rank among US surnames

20,030

people in 2010

6.8

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #1,685)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,784	Epps	20,112	15,351
#1,785	Olivas	20,106	15,356
#1,786	Bergeron	20,073	15,381
#1,787	Hightower	20,065	15,387
#1,789	Paige	20,063	15,389
#1,790	Urban	20,058	15,393
#1,791	Boucher	20,050	15,399

Who is named Washburn

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

93% of people named Washburn identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.9%
Two or more races 1.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Washburns

15 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Margaret Floy Washburn
American psychologist and scholar (1871-1939)
Mary Washburn
Athletics competitor (1907–1994)
Bryant Washburn
American actor (1889–1963)
Watson Washburn
American tennis player (1894–1973)
William B. Washburn
American businessman and politician from Massachusetts (1820-1887)
Abigail Washburn
American banjo player and singer, born 1977
Bradford Washburn
American explorer, mountaineer, photographer, and cartographer (1910–2007)
Emory Washburn
American politician; Harvard Law professor (1800–1877)
Beverly Washburn
American actress, born 1943
William D. Washburn
American politician (1831–1912)
Sherwood Washburn
American archaeologist, anthropologist, prehistorian and paleoanthropologist (1911–2000)
Jason Washburn
American basketball player, born 1990

Questions

Where does the surname Washburn come from?: Variant of Washbourne.
How common is the surname Washburn?: 20,030 people in the United States had the surname Washburn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,414 Americans. It ranked 1,793rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Washburn?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Washburn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Washburn?: Margaret Floy Washburn, American psychologist and scholar (1871-1939), followed by Mary Washburn.
Where is the surname Washburn most common?: Wikidata records people named Washburn in the United States.
Is the surname Washburn getting more or less common?: More common. 19,505 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,030 in 2010, up 2.7%.