English: habitational name from a place in North Yorkshire or one
in Derbyshire, both of uncertain etymology. They are possibly named
from an Old English personal name Cylla or Old English
cyl(e)n ‘kiln’ + burna ‘stream’. The place of this name
in London has apparently not contributed to the surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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