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Blackburn
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English
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Alternative forms
surname en Blackbourn Blackburne
Etymology
From en ang blæc dark + ang burna stream. en Is there a reconstructed ang *Blæcburna?
Pronunciation
en /ˈblækbəːn/ UK
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Blackburn.wav Southern England
Proper noun
~ s
en uncountable A placename:
en large town unitary authority/Blackburn with Darwen co/Lancashire cc/England. Ward map (Blackburn with Darwen)
en Donagh Corby ‘World’s Strongest Man’ Eddie Hall weighs in over 62lb heavier than both opponents put together for 2v1 MMA ‘freak fight’ w:Bloody Elbow https://bloodyelbow.com/2024/06/07/worlds-strongest-man-eddie-hall-weighs-in-over-62lb-heavier-than-both-opponents-put-together-for-2v1-mma-freak-fight/ 2024-06-07 “This 2v1 is completely different and I never thought I’d have this offer on the table,” Hall told the gathered Blackburn crowd at Tuesday’s press conference. “I’ve took it knowing full well that it’s going to end up bringing more work in. https://web.archive.org/web/20240918135642/https://bloodyelbow.com/2024/06/07/worlds-strongest-man-eddie-hall-weighs-in-over-62lb-heavier-than-both-opponents-put-together-for-2v1-mma-freak-fight/
en village carea/Aberdeenshire cc/Scotland OS grid ref NJ8212.
en town council area/West Lothian cc/Scotland OS grid ref NS9865.
en suburb city/Melbourne in the city:Pref/Whitehorse s/Victoria c/Australia.
en unincorporated community co/Washington County s/Arkansas c/USA.
en small city co/Lafayette County and co/Saline County s/Missouri c/USA.
en small town co/Pawnee County s/Oklahoma c/USA.
en countable en habitational Old English.
Derived terms
en Blackburn with Darwen Blackburnian Blackburnshire Blackburn North Blackburn South
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Blackburn is the 889th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 39,097 individuals. Blackburn is most common among White (87.41%) individuals.
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