Warburton

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Wǣrburg + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Warburton (countable and uncountable, plural Warburtons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in Trafford borough, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ6989).
   2. A town in Punjab, Pakistan.
   3. A town in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
   4. A town in Victoria, Australia.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Warburton is the 11343^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2781 individuals. Warburton is most common among White (90.65%) individuals.

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Warburton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.