Last Name COMBE

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Meaning Local: At the comb, i.e. the cell or hollow in the hillside. An enormous number of local compounds are based on this word, probably because, being sheltered, habitations were made there. Celtic 'cwm,' a hollow. 'Camb,' refers to the crest of the hill. Combs and Combes have taken 's' as a suffix, as with many other one-syllabled local surnames: Styles, Brooks, Briggs, Holmes, etc.
The family bear three combs argent in their arms, whence probably the name.
Origin English, Scottish, French, Irish, Belgian, Zimbabwean, Kenyan

Rank 30,483 (2000 US census) 52,398 (1990 US census)
Count 723 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 87.97%, or 636 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 1.8%, or 13 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.24%, or 9 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 7.47%, or 54 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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