Risborough
English
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Etymology
Habitational surname from the town of Princes Risborough, from Old English hrīs (“brushwood; shrubbery”) + beorg (“mountain, hill”).
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Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Risborough is the 84230th most common surname in England, belonging to 25 individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Risborough”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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