What does Sanborn mean?

Sanborn as a boys' name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Sanborn is "sandy stream". Place name.

STARTS WITH San-

ASSOCIATED WITH old english, stream (river)

Variations

VARIANTS Sanborne, Sanbourn, Sanburn, Sanburne, Sandborn, Sandbourne

How popular is Sanborn?

Sanborn is an uncommon given name for males but a very popular surname for all people (#3351 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Similar Names

Sanborn is alike in pronunciation to Swinborn, Swinburn, Swinbyrn and Swynborne. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Claiborn, Clayborn, Dearborn, Klaiborn, Langhorn, Melborn (see Melbourne), Milborn, Osborn, Radborn (see Radburn), Radbourn (see Radburn), Radburn, Raeborn (see Rayburn), Raebourn (see Rayburn), Raeburn, Rayborn, Rayburn, Saber, Sabin, Sabr, Sabre, Safford, Salmon, Salton, Samson▲, Sancos, Sandberg, Sandburg, Sander, Sandero, Sanders, Sandford, Sandor, Sandro, Sanford▼, Sanjiro, Sansom, Sanson, Sansone, Santo, Santos▲, Savion▼, Savionn, Savyon, Saxon, Saxton, Scanlon, Senior, Shandon, Shannon▼, Shanon, Sherborn, Sigbjorn, Stanbery, Stanbury, Stanford, Stanmore, Stanton, Swanton, Washborn (see Washburn) and Welborn. These names tend to be more commonly used than Sanborn.