Otterburn
English
Etymology
From Old English oter (“otter”) + burna (“stream”)[1].
Proper noun
Otterburn (countable and uncountable, plural Otterburns)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY8893).
- A village and civil parish in Craven district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD8857).
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Amelia County, Virginia, United States.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Otterburn is the 30233rd most common surname in England, belonging to 121 individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Otterburn”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- Forebears
References
- "Key to English Place Names". Key to English Place Names- Worth Kent. University of Nottingham.