Lambourne

English

Etymology

Probably from Old English lām (“clay, loam”) + burna (“stream”).

Proper noun

Lambourne (countable and uncountable, plural Lambournes)

1. A village and civil parish in Epping Forest district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ4795).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lambourne is the 73666^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 263 individuals. Lambourne is most common among White (94.68%) individuals.

References

• Survey of English Place-Names

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lambourne”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 384.