Washburn Family History
Washburn Name Meaning
Northern English: topographic name for someone living on the banks
of the Washburn river in West Yorkshire, so named from the Old English
personal name Walc + Old English burna ‘stream’. The
river name is first recorded as Walke(s)burna in the early 12th
century.
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Washburn
Name Distribution of Washburn Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Washburn families
 329 - 655  110 - 328 |
 1 - 109  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Washburn families
|
12 - 21 5 - 11 |
1 - 4 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Washburn last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Washburn Family Origin
Washburn Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Washburn
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Washburn Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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