Whitcombe
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English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Whitcomb
Etymology
From either Old English wīd (“wide”) or hwīt (“white”) + cumb (“combe, valley”).
Proper noun
Whitcombe (countable and uncountable, plural Whitcombes)
- A village and civil parish in Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY717882).
- A hamlet in South Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST631472).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Whitcombe is the 83834th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 224 individuals. Whitcombe is most common among White (94.64%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Whitcombe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.