Hanscombe

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Hanscombe. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Hanscombe, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Hanscombe in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Hanscombe you have here. The definition of the word Hanscombe will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofHanscombe, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Alternative forms

Anscombe, Handscomb

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in the parish of Shillington, in Bedfordshire, from the Old English personal name Hān + -s- + camp (“open country”).

Proper noun

Hanscombe (plural Hanscombes)

A surname from Old English.

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Hanscombe is the 28150^th most common surname in England, belonging to 135 individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hanscombe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 127.
Forebears

Wikious

Boobota

Sagapedia