Redburn
English
Etymology
From Old English hrēod (“reed”) + burne (“stream, brook, burn”).
Proper noun
Redburn (countable and uncountable, plural Redburns)
- A village in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY775645).
- A small settlement in Highland council area, Scotland, historically in Nairnshire (OS grid ref NH9447). [1]
- A suburban area near Bonhill, West Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4078). [2]
- A rural municipality in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Redburn No. 130.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Redburn is the 34835th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 648 individuals. Redburn is most common among White (93.36%) individuals.
References
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Redburn”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.