Descendant in the male line of the "Knights Washbourne", the first American colonist of the family, being that of John Washborn (Sr.), b. 1597 in Bengeworth, England, came to Plymouth Colony in c. 1631.
According to the 2000 U.S. Census, there were 19,505 Washburns in the United States, making it the 1,685th most common name in the country [REF].