Coombe

See also: coombe

English

Etymology

From Old English cumb.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /cuːm/

• Audio (UK):

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Proper noun

Coombe (countable and uncountable, plural Coombes)

1. A surname.
2. A number of places in England:
   1. A hamlet in Ellesborough parish, Buckinghamshire, previously in Wycombe district (OS grid ref SP8406).
   2. A hamlet in Camborne parish, south-west Cornwall (OS grid ref SW6242).
   3. A hamlet in Gwennap parish, south-east of Redruth, Cornwall (OS grid ref SW7640).
   4. A small village in Kea parish, near Truro, Cornwall (OS grid ref SW8340).
   5. A settlement near Liskeard, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX2363).
   6. A hamlet in Morwenstow parish, north of Bude, Cornwall (OS grid ref SS2011).
   7. A village in St Stephen-in-Brannel parish, west of St Austell, Cornwall (OS grid ref SW9551).
   8. A hamlet near Tipton St John, Ottery St Mary parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SY1091).
   9. A settlement in Uplowman parish, Mid Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref ST0017).
   10. A hamlet in Christow parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX8383).
   11. A suburb of Teignmouth, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX9374).
   12. A settlement in Wotton-under-Edge parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST7694).
   13. A small area along Coombe Lane and Coombe Road in the borough of Croydon, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3464).
   14. A suburban area of New Malden, borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2070).
   15. A hamlet in East Meon parish, East Hampshire district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU6620).
   16. A hamlet in Woodnesborough parish, Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2957).
   17. A hamlet in West Crewkerne parish, South Somerset district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST4009).
   18. A hamlet in Creech St Michael parish and West Monkton parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset, previously in Taunton Deane district (OS grid ref ST2729).
   19. A hamlet in Enford parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU1550).
   20. Three hamlets, Higher Coombe, Middle Coombe and Lower Coombe, in Donhead St Mary parish, south-west Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8922).
3. A locality in the south-east of South Australia.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Coombe is the 29064^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 816 individuals. Coombe is most common among White (96.57%) individuals.

See also

• Combe