Sanborn Family History
Sanborn Name Meaning
English: habitational name probably from Sambourne in Warminster or Sambourn in Minety (both Wiltshire) but perhaps also from Sambourne (Warwickshire). The placenames all derive from Old English sand ‘sand’ + burna ‘spring stream’. This surname is now rare in Britain.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022