Whitcombe

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From either Old English wīd (“wide”) or hwīt (“white”) + cumb (“combe, valley”).

Proper noun

Whitcombe (countable and uncountable, plural Whitcombes)

  1. A village and civil parish in Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY717882). [1]
  2. A hamlet in Corton Denham parish, Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST6323).
  3. 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.

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Dorset)
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