Colburn

== English == === Etymology === From Old English cōl (“cool”) + burna (“stream”). === Proper noun === Colburn (countable and uncountable, plural Colburns) (uncountable) A small town and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE2098). (uncountable) A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Washington Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. An unincorporated community in Union Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana. A town in Adams County, Wisconsin. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Chippewa County, Wisconsin. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Colburn is the 3564th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10005 individuals. Colburn is most common among White (91.8%) individuals. === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Colburn”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 353.