Welborn Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Welborn is a familiar spelling of the English name Wilburn. In origin, the name means “Spring stream”.

Spelling and variants

Records show Welborn as one of the forms Wilburn took over time. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Other spellings include Welburn and Wilbourn.

How common is Welborn?

In the 2010 US Census, 7,095 Americans gave Welborn as their last name (rank 4,956).

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