Hilburn

English

Alternative forms

• Hilbun

Etymology

Habitational surname from a now lost place, from Old English hyll (“hill”) + burne (“brook, stream”).

Proper noun

Hilburn (countable and uncountable, plural Hilburns)

1. A surname from Old English.
2. An unincorporated community in Castro County, Texas, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hilburn is the 7568^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4390 individuals. Hilburn is most common among White (84.12%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hilburn”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 177.