Milburn

English

Etymology

From Old English mylen (“mill”) + burna (“stream, brook”); compare the doublet Milbourne.

Proper noun

Milburn (countable and uncountable, plural Milburns)

1. A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY655293).
   2. A rural settlement in Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand, named after Morris Milburn.
   3. A number of places in the United States:
      1. An unincorporated community in Carlisle County, Kentucky.
      2. A township in Custer County, Nebraska.
      3. An unincorporated community in Custer County, Nebraska.
      4. A town in Johnston County, Oklahoma.
      5. An unincorporated community in McCulloch County, Texas.
      6. An unincorporated community in Sanpete County, Utah.
      7. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Milburn is the 4507^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7871 individuals. Milburn is most common among White (83.1%) and Black/African American (11.69%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Milburn”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 589.