Cliburn (surname)

Cliburn (surname)
For other uses, see Cliburn (disambiguation).
Cliburn
Gender Unisex
Language(s) English
Origin
Language(s) English
Word/Name Cliburn
Other names
Variant(s) Clibburn
See also Claiborne

Cliburn is a surname in the English language. The name originated as a habitational name (from Cliburn, Cumbria, England).[1]

This place name is derived from the two Old English elements: the first, clif, meaning "slope" or "bank"; the second, burna, meaning "stream".[1] A variant of the surname is Clibburn. Early records of the name include de Clebern, in 1364; and Clibburn, in 1475.[2] In some cases the surname Claiborne may also be a variant of Cliburn, however, the surname is generally found in Norfolk, and other areas in the south-east. Claiborne, like Cliburn, is a habitational name, although it is derived from two Old English elements meaning (first) "clay" and (second) "spring" or "stream".[3]

People with the name

  • Van Cliburn (born 1934), American pianist
  • Stan Cliburn (born 1956), American retired professional baseball player
  • Stu Cliburn (born 1956), American retired professional baseball player

References

  1. ^ a b Learn about the family history of your surname, Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx?, retrieved 8 December 2010  which cited: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4  for the surname "Cliburn".[not in citation given]
  2. ^ Reaney, Percy Hilde; Wilson, Richard Middlewood (2006), A Dictionary of English Surnames (3rd ed.), London: Routledge, p. 680, ISBN 0-203-99355-1 
  3. ^ Learn about the family history of your surname, Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx?, retrieved 8 December 2010  which cited: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4  for the surname "Claiborne".

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