Colburn

English

Etymology

From Old English cōl (“cool”) + burna (“stream”).

Proper noun

Colburn (countable and uncountable, plural Colburns)

1. (uncountable) A small town and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE2098).
2. (uncountable) A number of places in the United States:
   1. A census-designated place in Washington Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
   2. An unincorporated community in Union Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana.
   3. A town in Adams County, Wisconsin.
   4. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Chippewa County, Wisconsin.
3. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Colburn is the 3564^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10005 individuals. Colburn is most common among White (91.8%) individuals.

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Colburn”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 353.