Blackburn

== English == === Alternative forms === (surname): Blackbourn, Blackburne === Etymology === From Old English blæc (“dark”) + burna (“stream”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈblækbəːn/ === Proper noun === Blackburn (countable and uncountable, plural Blackburns) (uncountable) A placename: A large town in Blackburn with Darwen district, Lancashire, England. A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ8212). A town in West Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9865). A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Whitehorse, Victoria, Australia. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Arkansas, United States. A small city in Lafayette County and Saline County, Missouri, United States. A small town in Pawnee County, Oklahoma, United States. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Blackburn is the 889th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 39,097 individuals. Blackburn is most common among White (87.41%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Blackburn”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 167.