Lightbourne
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, possibly from Old English lēoht (“bright, clear, light”) + burna (“stream”).
Proper noun[edit]
Lightbourne (plural Lightbournes)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lightbourne is the 38582nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 573 individuals. Lightbourne is most common among Black/African American (72.95%) and White (14.14%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lightbourne”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 437.