Newcomb
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English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Newcom
Etymology
Nickname for a new arrival in a place, from Middle English neowecomen (“just arrived; newcomer”). The intrusive -b is the result of placenames ending in -combe, which is from combe (“wooded valley”).
Proper noun
Newcomb (countable and uncountable, plural Newcombs)
- A surname from Middle English.
- A suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
- An unincorporated community in Talbot County, Maryland, United States.
- A census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States.
- Meronym: Two Grey Hills
- A town in Essex County, New York, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Campbell County, Tennessee, United States.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Newcomb is the 2534th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 14292 individuals. Newcomb is most common among White (92.69%) individuals.
Noun
Newcomb (uncountable)
- Alternative form of newcomb (“sport resembling volleyball”)
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Newcomb”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 663.