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Where did the English Combe family come from? What is the English Combe family crest and coat of arms? When did the Combe family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Combe family history?

The origins of the Combe name come from when the Anglo-Saxon tribes ruled over Britain. The name Combe was originally derived from a family having lived in a small valley; the surname Combe is often derived from the Old English word cumb, which means valley. In this case, it belongs to the class of topographic surnames, which were given to people who resided near physical features such as hills, streams, churches, or types of trees. Alternately, the surname Combe may be derived from residence in one of the many places called Comb, Combe, or Coombe. In this case, it belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.

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Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Combe include Coombe, Combs, Coombs, Comes, Combes, Combe, Coombes, Cumbe, Coumbes, Coames, Coambes, Cumbes, Cumes, Cummes, Cume, Coomes, Coames, Cooms, Coumes, Coume, Cooms, Coom, Coomb, Comb and many more.

First found in Devon where Richard de la Coombe held estates in that county in the year 1194. The name also found in the Feet of Fines of Somerset in 1269 where the entry Alan in la Cumbe was found. Robert atte Cumbe was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex in 1296, and Thomas de Combe was listed in the Assize Rolls of Kent in the year 1317. [1] Today Combs is a small village in Derbyshire and a hamlet in Suffolk.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Combe research. Another 139 words(10 lines of text) covering the years 1460 and 1651 are included under the topic Early Combe History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Combe Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants:

Combe Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Hannah Combe settled in Virginia in 1654-1663
  • John Combe settled in Virginia in 1654-1663
  • Margery Combe settled in Barbados in 1654-1663
  • William Combe settled in Barbados in 1685
  • Richard Combe, who arrived in Hempstead, NY in 1690

Combe Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Samuel Combe, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1710

Combe Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Lewis Combe, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1802
  • A Combe, aged 45, landed in New Orleans, La in 1823
  • Michel Combe, who landed in New York in 1825

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  • William Combe (1741-1823), English writer and adventurer
  • Gordon Combe, Australian Parliamentary Officer
  • Gordon Desmond Combe, Australian Parliamentary Officer for South Australia
  • Andrew Combe (1797-1847), Scottish physician
  • George Combe (1788-1858), Scottish phrenologist
  • Lieutenant Robert Grierson Combe (d. 1917), Canadian soldier awarded the Victoria Cross for actions during WW I


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  1. ^ Reaney P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)

Other References

  1. Chadwick, Nora Kershaw and J.X.W.P Corcoran. The Celts. London: Penguin, 1790. Print. (ISBN 0140212116).
  2. Shirley, Evelyn Philip. Noble and Gentle Men of England Or Notes Touching The Arms and Descendants of the Ancient Knightley and Gentle Houses of England Arranged in their Respective Counties 3rd Edition. Westminster: John Bowyer Nichols and Sons, 1866. Print.
  3. Holt, J.C. Ed. Domesday Studies. Woodbridge: Boydell, 1987. Print. (ISBN 0-85115-477-8).
  4. Bradford, William. History of Plymouth Plantation 1620-1647 Edited by Samuel Eliot Morrison 2 Volumes. New York: Russell and Russell, 1968. Print.
  5. Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
  6. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  7. Hinde, Thomas Ed. The Domesday Book England's Heritage Then and Now. Surrey: Colour Library Books, 1995. Print. (ISBN 1-85833-440-3).
  8. Bowman, George Ernest. The Mayflower Reader A Selection of Articales from The Mayflower Descendent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  9. Sanders, Joanne McRee Edition. English Settlers in Barbados 1637-1800. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  10. Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
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