Holcombe

English

Etymology

From Old English holh (“hollow”) + cumb (“combe, narrow valley”).

Proper noun

Holcombe (countable and uncountable, plural Holcombes)

1. A hamlet in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY3193).
2. A village in Dawlish parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX9574).
3. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7816).
4. A village and civil parish in Mendip district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST6749).
5. A census-designated place in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States.
6. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Holcombe Brook

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Holcombe is the 4390^th 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.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Holcombe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 191.