Blackburn
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English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Blackbourn
Etymology
From Old English blæc (“dark”) + burna (“stream”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /blækbəːn/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
Blackburn (countable and uncountable, plural Blackburns)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A large town in Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England.
- A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ8212).
- A town in West Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9865).
- A suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Whitehorse, Victoria, Australia.
- An unincorporated community in Washington County, Arkansas, United States.
- A small city in Lafayette County and Saline County, Missouri, United States.
- A small town in Pawnee County, Oklahoma, United States.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Blackburn is the 889th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 39,097 individuals. Blackburn is most common among White (87.41%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Blackburn”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 167.