Hepborn Surname: Origin, Meaning & Coat of Arms

The name Hepborn is closely linked to Hepburn.

Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “High burial mound”. Hepborn writes “o” in place of the “u” found in Hepburn, a typical scribal difference. Other spellings include Hebburn.

Heraldry and the Hepborn name

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