Welburn Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Search old registers for Welburn and you will soon meet Wilburn too. Taken at its root, Welburn points to “Spring stream”. Spelled with “e” instead of “i”, Welburn shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. You may also find the name written Welborn and Wilbourn.

Welburn ranked 65,964 in the 2010 US Census, with 300 people answering to the name.

There is no single Welburn family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Get the complete Welburn report, with a museum-style coat of arms.