Coombe

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English

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Etymology

From Old English cumb.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /cuːm/
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Proper noun

Coombe (countable and uncountable, plural Coombes)

  1. A surname.
  2. A number of places in England:
    1. A hamlet in Ellesborough parish, Buckinghamshire, previously in Wycombe district (OS grid ref SP8406).
    2. A hamlet in Camborne parish, south-west Cornwall (OS grid ref SW6242).
    3. A hamlet in Gwennap parish, south-east of Redruth, Cornwall (OS grid ref SW7640).
    4. A small village in Kea parish, near Truro, Cornwall (OS grid ref SW8340).
    5. A settlement near Liskeard, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX2363).
    6. A hamlet in Morwenstow parish, north of Bude, Cornwall (OS grid ref SS2011).
    7. A village in St Stephen-in-Brannel parish, west of St Austell, Cornwall (OS grid ref SW9551).
    8. A hamlet near Tipton St John, Ottery St Mary parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SY1091).
    9. A settlement in Uplowman parish, Mid Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref ST0017).
    10. A hamlet in Christow parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX8383). [1]
    11. A suburb of Teignmouth, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX9374).
    12. A settlement in Wotton-under-Edge parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST7694).
    13. A small area along Coombe Lane and Coombe Road in the borough of Croydon, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3464).
    14. A suburban area of New Malden, borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2070).
    15. A hamlet in East Meon parish, East Hampshire district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU6620).
    16. A hamlet in Woodnesborough parish, Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2957).
    17. A hamlet in West Crewkerne parish, South Somerset district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST4009).
    18. A hamlet in Creech St Michael parish and West Monkton parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset, previously in Taunton Deane district (OS grid ref ST2729).
    19. A hamlet in Enford parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU1550).
    20. Three hamlets, Higher Coombe, Middle Coombe and Lower Coombe, in Donhead St Mary parish, south-west Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8922).
  3. A locality in the south-east of South Australia.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Coombe is the 29064th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 816 individuals. Coombe is most common among White (96.57%) individuals.

See also

References

  1. ^ OS: Christow, Teignbridge
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