Golborne
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- (surname): Goulburn
Etymology edit
From Old English golde (“marigold”) + burna (“stream, bourn”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Golborne (countable and uncountable, plural Golbornes)
- A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ6097).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics edit
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Golborne is the 74552nd most common surname in England, belonging to 30 individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Golborne”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 59.