Kilburn
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English
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Etymology
From either the unattested Old English personal name *Cylla or cyline (“kiln”) + burna (“stream, brook”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kilburn (countable and uncountable, plural Kilburns)
- A suburb in the borough of Brent and borough of Camden, London, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ245835).
- A village and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK385455). [1]
- A village in Kilburn High and Low parish, previously in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England, divided into High Kilburn and Low Kilburn (OS grid ref SE512797).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
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Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kilburn is the 7737th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4290 individuals. Kilburn is most common among White (93.54%) individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kilburn”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 303.