Kilburn

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Kilborn, Kilbourn, Kilbourne

Etymology

From either the Old English personal name Cylla or cyline (“kiln”) + burna (“stream, brook”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kɪlbəːn/

Proper noun

Kilburn (countable and uncountable, plural Kilburns)

1. A suburb in the borough of Brent and borough of Camden, London, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ245835).
2. A village and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK385455).
3. A village in Kilburn High and Low parish, previously in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England, divided into High Kilburn and Low Kilburn (OS grid ref SE512797).
4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• High Kilburn
• Kilburn High and Low
• Low Kilburn
• South Kilburn

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kilburn is the 7737^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4290 individuals. Kilburn is most common among White (93.54%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kilburn”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 303.