Tidcombe History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The ancient surname Tidcombe 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 Tidcombe family

The surname Tidcombe 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 Tidcombe family

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Tidcombe 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 Tidcombe family

Distinguished members of the family include

John Tidcomb or Tidcombe (1642-1713), British lieutenant-general, son of Peter Tidcombe of Calne, Wiltshire. He was appointed colonel of the 14th foot on 14 Nov. 1692. In March 1695 he accompanied Kin...

Tidcombe migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Tidcombe Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Ann Tidcombe, who arrived in New England in 1678 6

Tidcombe Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

William Tidcombe, who landed in America in 1760-1763 6

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.
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)