Colburn
English
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 Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2098).
- (uncountable) A number of places in the United States:
- A census-designated place in Washington Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Union Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana.
- A town in Adams County, Wisconsin.
- A town and unincorporatedcommunity therein, in Chippewa County, Wisconsin.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Colburn is the 3564th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10005 individuals. Colburn is most common among White (91.8%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Colburn”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 353.