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BOURNE

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There are approximately 15,010 people named Bourne in the UK. That makes it the 673rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 238 are named Bourne.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Bourne surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) From the town of Bourne, in Lincolnshire, England, which is so named from the old English Bourne, a small river or spring-well.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

British Surnames