Colburn

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English

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Colburn

Etymology

From Old English cōl (“cool”) + burna (“stream”).

Proper noun

Colburn (countable and uncountable, plural Colburns)

(uncountable) A small town and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE2098). ^[1]
(uncountable) A number of places in the United States:
1. A census-designated place in Washington Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
2. An unincorporated community in Union Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana.
3. A town in Adams County, Wisconsin.
4. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Chippewa County, Wisconsin.
(countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Colburn is the 3564^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10005 individuals. Colburn is most common among White (91.8%) individuals.

References

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Colburn”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 353.

^ Parish map (England)

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