Risborough

English

Alternative forms

• Risebero, Riseborough

Etymology

Habitational surname from the town of Princes Risborough, from Old English hrīs (“brushwood; shrubbery”) + beorg (“mountain, hill”).

Proper noun

Risborough (plural Risboroughs)

1. A surname from Old English.

Related terms

• Monks Risborough
• Princes Risborough

 

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Risborough is the 84230^th most common surname in England, belonging to 25 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Risborough”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.