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Name Fishburne
Type Surname (from location)
Usage English
Other Forms FormsFishburn, Fishbourne, Fishbourn
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Meaning & History
Derived from the villages of Fishbourne in West Sussex and the Isle of Wight, or the village and civil parish of Fishburn in County Durham, England, all named from Old English fisc meaning "fish" and burna meaning "stream". A famous bearer is American actor Laurence Fishburne (1961-).