Blackburn

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Blackbourn

Etymology

From Old English blæc (“dark”) + burna (“stream”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /blækbəːn/

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Proper noun

Blackburn (countable and uncountable, plural Blackburns)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A large town in Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England.
   2. A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ8212).
   3. A town in West Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9865).
   4. A suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Whitehorse, Victoria, Australia.
   5. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Arkansas, United States.
   6. A small city in Lafayette County and Saline County, Missouri, United States.
   7. A small town in Pawnee County, Oklahoma, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Blackburnian
• Blackburnshire
• Blackburn with Darwen

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Blackburn is the 889^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 39,097 individuals. Blackburn is most common among White (87.41%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Blackburn”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 167.