Chadburn
English edit
Etymology edit
- (surname): Variant of Chatburn.
- (telegraph): From the name of the manufacturing company, Chadburn's Telegraph Company of Liverpool.
Proper noun edit
Chadburn (plural Chadburns)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Chadburn is the 62714th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 319 individuals. Chadburn is most common among White (94.04%) individuals.
Noun edit
Chadburn (plural Chadburns)
- (nautical, historical) Synonym of engine order telegraph
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chadburn”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 313.