The Wilburn surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 14,928 people carried this name — #2,428 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 19,800 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (14,899).

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In print

Wilburn in American newspapers,
1922.

Newspaper page from Martinsburg Journal carrying the name Wilburn
Martinsburg Journal 1922-08-14
Newspaper page from Martinsburg Journal carrying the name Wilburn
Martinsburg Journal 1922-08-15
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Wilburn
Evening Star 1922-06-12

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Wilburn in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1970s.

298 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Wilburn. The most, 85, date from the 1890s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 148
Queensland 61
Victoria 38
South Australia 17
Western Australia 15
ACT (Canberra) 9
Tasmania 9

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Wilburn.

Who carried it

People named Wilburn,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Barry Wilburn
    Barry Wilburn 1963–2026 · American football player
  • Hiram Coleman Wilburn 1880–1967 · author
  • Leila Ross Wilburn 1885–1967 · architect
  • Leigh Wilburn 1901– · politician
  • Jimmy Wilburn 1908–1984 · engineer
  • Doyle Wilburn 1930–1982 · businessperson

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Wilburn,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States772 records

772 records of the Wilburn name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 470
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 225
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 41
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 15
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 9
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 8
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William E. Wilburn

    Born 1923 in Maryland. Enlisted 1943 at Baltimore; driver from Baltimore City. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1984, buried at Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery, Owings Mills, Maryland.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Cath Wilburn

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Trave from Bremen and Southampton, aged 17; farmer. From Hannover, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record William Levy Wilburn

    Born 1947; from Memphis, Tennessee. U.S. Army, armor crewman; died of wounds 1969 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 772 records for Wilburn in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia14 records

14 records of the Wilburn name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 9
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 4
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wm Wilburn

    Arrived in Victoria in 1859 aboard the Donald Mackay, aged 21; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wm Wilburn

    Arrived in Queensland in 1884 aboard the Waroonga, aged 34.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Catherine Wilburn

    Will registered in Tasmania in 1951.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Wilburn in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Wilburn name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Patience Wilburn

    Left New York in 1783 aboard the L'Abondence, bound for Port Roseway, aged 60.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Eddie Charles Wilburn

    Married 1945 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Frederick Wilburn

    Died 1917 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 6 records for Wilburn in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Wilburn name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 1
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. W. Wilburn

    Driver, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Wilburn in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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