Milbourne

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Milbourn

Etymology

From Old English mylen (“mill”) + burna (“stream, bourn”); compare the doublet Milburn.

Proper noun

Milbourne (countable and uncountable, plural Milbournes)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village in Ponteland parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ1175).
   2. A hamlet in St Paul Malmesbury Without parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9487).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Milbourne is the 39486^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 557 individuals. Milbourne is most common among Black/African American (55.12%) and White (39.32%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Milbourne”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 589.