Balcombe
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English
Etymology
Recorded as Baldecombe (1279) and Balecumba (late 11th century). Probably from the Old English personal name Bealda + cumb (“valley”).
Proper noun
Balcombe (countable and uncountable, plural Balcombes)
- A village and civil parish in Mid Sussex district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ3030). [1][2]
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Balcombe is the 108199th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 164 individuals. Balcombe is most common among White (75.61%) and Black/African American (14.02%) individuals.
References
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Balcombe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 87.