Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
BOURN
There are approximately 1,047 people named Bourn in the UK. That makes it the 6,964th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 17 are named Bourn.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
BourneBarn
Barne
Barns
Barni
Baun
Barna
Baune
Barno
Baurn
Baurne
Baorn
Beern
Barrn
Barnn
Baern
Bahrn
Baarn
Bairn
Baurna
Beirn
Behrn
Bearn
Beaorn
Baurns
Baurnie
Baerne
Behrne
Bahrne
The Bourn surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
BOURN. BOURNE. Parishes and places in COS. Canrbr., Durham, Lincoln, Hants, Sussex, &c. Many trivial localities are so called, and Atte Burne is a common medieAal surname. vVs a topographical terra it means sometimes a bound or limit, (Fr. home,') and sometimes a running stream, (A- Sax. hirna.) See Eng. Surn. i. 64.