Colburn
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English
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Etymology
[edit]From Old English cōl (“cool”) + burna (“stream”).
Proper noun
[edit]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:
- A census-designated place in Washington Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Union Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana.
- A town in Adams County, Wisconsin.
- A town and unincorporated community therein, in Chippewa County, Wisconsin.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
[edit]- 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.
References
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Colburn”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 353.
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- English terms derived from Old English
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- en:Towns in North Yorkshire, England
- en:Towns in England
- en:Civil parishes of England
- en:Places in North Yorkshire, England
- en:Places in England
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Census-designated places in Indiana, USA
- en:Census-designated places in the United States
- en:Places in Indiana, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in Indiana, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Towns in Wisconsin, USA
- en:Towns in the United States
- en:Places in Wisconsin, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin, USA
- English surnames
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