Colborne Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Colburn surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Meaning of the name

If your family name is Colborne, its origin lies with Colburn, a long-established English surname. The family name meaning is “One who came from Colburn (cool stream), in Yorkshire; dweller near a cold stream”, the same as for Colburn.

Before spelling was fixed, Colburn was also written Colborne. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

Get the complete Colborne report, with a museum-style coat of arms.