Combe

See also: combe

English

Etymology

From Old English cumb.

Proper noun

Combe (countable and uncountable, plural Combes)

  1. A surname.
  2. A number of places in England:
    1. A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU3760). [1]
    2. A small village in Brixton parish, South Hams district, Devon (OS grid ref SX5452).
    3. A hamlet near Scorriton, West Buckfastleigh parish, South Hams district, Devon (OS grid ref SX7068).
    4. A hamlet in Malborough parish, South Hams district, Devon (OS grid ref SX7138).
    5. A hamlet in Wadhurst parish, Wealden district, East Sussex (OS grid ref TQ6228).
    6. A hamlet and civil parish in west Herefordshire, on the border with Wales (OS grid ref SO3463). [2]
    7. A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP4116). [3]
    8. A hamlet in Huish Episcopi parish, Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST4128).

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Combe is the 30825th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 755 individuals. Combe is most common among White (87.02%) individuals.

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Berkshire)
  2. ^ Parish map (Herefordshire)
  3. ^ Parish map (Oxfordshire)

See also

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