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Colburn Name Meaning

English: habitational name from a place named with Old English col ‘cool’ + burna ‘stream’, as for example Colburn near Catterick in North Yorkshire.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Kilburn, Cliburn, Milburn, Cockburn, Colmer, Chadburn, Cobern

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Colburn Family Origin

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Colburn Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    36%

  • Carpenter

    9%

  • Laborer

    9%

  • Labourer

    9%

In 1881, a less common occupation for the Colburn family was Labourer. Farmer, Carpenter and Laborer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Colburn. The most common Colburn occupation in Canada was Farmer. 36% of Colburn's were Farmers.

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Colburn Life Expectancy

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