Titcomb History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The ancient surname Titcomb originates in Tidcombe, Wiltshire, a parish, in the union of Hungerford, hundred of Kinwardstone, Everley and Pewsey. 1

The first record of the parish lies in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it was recorded as Titicome. 2 The name literally meant "valley of a man called Titta," from the Old English personal name + "cumb." 3

Early Origins of the Titcomb family

The surname Titcomb was first found in Wiltshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Tidcombe in that shire. 4 5

In the Domesday Book taken in 1086, Wenesi's wife, the heiress of Wenesi, held the Lordship of Tidcombe from the King, who directly owned the lands. 2 Conjecturally, the heiress and Wenesi, or Vanci, sometimes Wancy or Wanceio, a Norman Baron who was at the Battle of Hastings was from Neufchatel, in Normandy, is the ancient ancestor of this family name.

Early History of the Titcomb family

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Titcomb Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tidcombe, Tidcome, Tidcom, Titcombe, Titcome, Titcum, Tidcum, Tidcumbe, Titcumbe, Titchcume, Titchcombe, Titchcumb, Titchcomb, Tichcomb and many more.

Early Notables of the Titcomb family

Distinguished members of the family include

Johnathan Holt Titcomb (1819-1887), Bishop of Rangoon, was born in London on 29 July 1819, and educated at Brompton 1826, and at Clapham from 1827 to 1830. In 1831 he removed to King's College school...

Titcomb Ranking

In the United States, the name Titcomb is the 17,110^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 6

Titcomb migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Titcomb Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

William Titcomb, who landed in Maryland in 1668 7

Titcomb Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

J H Titcomb, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 7
M Titcomb, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 7

Contemporary Notables of the name Titcomb (post 1700) +

Samuel Titcomb, American Republican politician, Mayor of Augusta, Maine, 1869-70
Samuel Titcomb, American politician, Postmaster at Augusta, Maine, 1805-10
Lendall Titcomb, American Republican politician, Mayor of Augusta, Maine, 1901-02
Joseph Titcomb, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1864
John Titcomb, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1860
George A. Titcomb, American Republican politician, Member of Massachusetts State House of Representatives Second Essex District, 1905
Albert C. Titcomb, American politician, Mayor of Newburyport, Massachusetts, 1888-89
Johnathan Holt Titcomb (1819-1887), English divine, born in London, Bishop of Rangoon

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
Barber, Henry, British Family Names London: Elliot Stock, 62 Paternoster Row, 1894. Print.
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)