Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
COLBURN
There are approximately 641 people named Colburn in the UK. That makes it the 9,231th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 10 are named Colburn.
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
ClyburnCliburn
Claburn
Ccolburn
Coalburn
Coalbourn
Coalburne
Colbarn
Coalbourne
Coalborn
Colbarne
Coalbern
Coalbearn
Cohlborne
Coalborne
Colaburn
Coilburn
Cloburn
Colbar
Coalbrn
Colbaren
Clobburn
Colbare
The Colburn surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Cor. Br.) The dry well, or the well on the neck of the hill.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
COLBURN. See Colbourn.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.