Last Name COLBURN

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Meaning	The son of Colbrand, found as a personal name in county Devon. Also local 'of Colbourne,' a township in the parish of Catterick, North Ridding Yorks. The dry well, or the well on the neck of the hill.

Origin	English, Cornish British, Irish

Rank	3,325 (2000 US census)	2,918 (1990 US census)

Count	9,871 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

93.17%, or 9197 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
1.89%, or 187 total occurrences, as black,
1.13%, or 112 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.62%, or 61 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.65%, or 163 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.53%, or 151 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

English surnames can be divided into five classes: Baptisimal or Personal (first) names, local, official, and occupative surnames. Nicknames represent the last class. Practically there are only four classes, for it is often hard ti distinguish between occupation and offic...

Longest baby names

The longest first name, consisting of 12 characters, from the baby names reported since the year 1880 in the United States is Francisquita.

There are three names consisting of 11 characters: Christopher, Margueritta, and Margueritte

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