Whitcombe

English

Alternative forms

(surname): Whitcomb

Etymology

From either Old English wīd (“wide”) or hwīt (“white”) + cumb (“combe, valley”).

Proper noun

Whitcombe (countable and uncountable, plural Whitcombes)

A village and civil parish in Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY717882).
A hamlet in South Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST631472).
A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Whitcombe is the 83834^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 224 individuals. Whitcombe is most common among White (94.64%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Whitcombe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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