Chatburn

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Chadbourn, Chadbourne, Chadburn

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Ceatta + burne (“stream, brook, small river”).

Proper noun

Chatburn (countable and uncountable, plural Chatburns)

1. A village and civil parish in the Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD765445).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Chatburn is the 107134^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 166 individuals. Chatburn is most common among White (98.19%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chatburn”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 320.