''Cliburn'' is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

in the

English language English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the is ...

. The name originated as a habitational name (from

Cliburn, Cumbria Cliburn is a village and civil parish in the Eden district of Cumbria, England. The civil parish includes the hamlet of Town Head. In 2001 the population was 204, increasing to 274 at the 2011 Census. History and Geography Cliburn village is s ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

). This place name is derived from the two

Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...

elements: the first, ''clif'', meaning "slope" or "bank"; the second, ''burna'', meaning "stream". which cited: for the surname "Cliburn". A variant of the surname is ''Clibburn''. Early records of the name include ''de Clebern'', in 1364; and ''Clibburn'', in 1475. In some cases the surname '' Claiborne'' may also be a variant of ''Cliburn'', however, the surname is generally found in

Norfolk Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...

, and other areas in the south-east. ''Claiborne'', like ''Cliburn'', is a habitational name, although it is derived from two Old English elements meaning (first) "clay" and (second) "spring" or "stream". which cited: for the surname "Claiborne".

People with the name

Van Cliburn Harvey Lavan "Van" Cliburn Jr. (; July 12, 1934February 27, 2013) was an American pianist who, at the age of 23, achieved worldwide recognition when he won the inaugural International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1958 during the Cold Wa ...

(1934–2013), American pianist *

Stan Cliburn Stanley Gene Cliburn (born December 19, 1956) is an American former professional baseball player and current manager of the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He was previous the manager of the New Brita ...

(born 1956), American retired professional baseball player *

Stew Cliburn Stewart Walker Cliburn (born December 19, 1956) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher who played for the California Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB) in all or parts of three seasons spanning 1984–1988. He is currently t ...

(born 1956), American retired professional baseball player

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