Melbourne Family History
Melbourne Name Meaning
English (mainly East Midlands): habitational name from Melbourne (Derbyshire) Melbourn (Cambridgeshire) or Melbourne in Thornton (East Yorkshire). The Derbyshire placename derives from Old English myln ‘mill’ + burna ‘spring stream’. The Cambridgeshire placename may derive from an Old English personal name Melda + Old English burna. The Yorkshire placename derives from Old English middel ‘middle’ + burna. There has been some confusion with Milburn and Malbon .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022