Holcombe
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English
Etymology
From Old English holh (“hollow”) + cumb (“combe, narrow valley”).
Proper noun
Holcombe (countable and uncountable, plural Holcombes)
- A hamlet in Uplyme parish, East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY3193).
- A village in Dawlish parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX9574).
- A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7816).
- A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST6749). [1]
- A census-designated place in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Holcombe is the 4390th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8103 individuals. Holcombe is most common among White (85.81%) and Black/African American (10.54%) individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Holcombe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 191.