The jury is still out on the origin of the surname. Sadly, most surname dictionaries have just aimed their research at the earliest known occurrence of the surname in England, even suggesting it may originate from the Scottish metropolis, Edinburgh. While I accept that the name is locational, I feel the origin is more likely to have evolved from something akin to the combination of "€œEden"€ (a delighted region or abode) and "€œborough"€ (the manorial residence known by country folk in many parts of England), or from a derivation of the town of Attenborough in Nottingham.