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Type Surname (from location)
Usage English
Other Forms FormsWarbleton, Wareburton, Worburton, Wharburton
Meaning & History
From the village and civil parish of Warburton in Greater Manchester (formerly in Cheshire), England, derived from the Old English feminine given name Werburg (itself derived from wǣr meaning "pledge" and burh "fortress") and Old English tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town".