McCombie Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The McCombie surname comes from the Gaelic MacComaidh, which is in turn from MacThomaidh or MacThom. The same Gaelic names have often been Anglicized Thomson.

McCombie Early Origins

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The surname McCombie was first found in Perthshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Pheairt) former county in the present day Council Area of Perth and Kinross, located in central Scotland, where they held a family seat from very ancient times.

McCombie Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: MacComb, MacCombe, MacCombie, MacCombs, MacCome, MacComie, McCome, McKComb, Mackcome, McComey and many more.

McCombie Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our McCombie research. Another 180 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1526, 1571, and 1587 are included under the topic Early McCombie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

McCombie Early Notables (pre 1700)

More information is included under the topic Early McCombie Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

McCombie In Ireland

Some of the McCombie family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 126 words (9 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

McCombie Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Samuel McCombie, aged 44, who emigrated to America from Glasgow, Scotland, in 1907
Gereld F. McCombie, aged 56, who landed in America from Dublin, Ireland, in 1909
Florence McCombie, aged 34, who settled in America from Glasgow, Scotland, in 1910
John McCombie, aged 20, who emigrated to the United States from Lugar, Scotland, in 1910
Jane McCombie, aged 31, who settled in America from Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1912
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Contemporary Notables of the name McCombie (post 1700)

William McCombie (1805-1880), Scottish agriculturist
Karen Grace McCombie (b. 1963), Scottish author of children and young adult novels
Andrew "Andy" McCombie (1876-1952), Scottish international footballer

Motto

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Touch not the cat bot a glove
Motto Translation: Don't touch the cat without a glove.

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Other References

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Warner, Philip Warner. Famous Scottish Battles. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1996. Print. (ISBN 0-76070-004-4).
Donaldson, Gordon and Robert S. Morpeth. Who's Who In Scotish History. Wales: Welsh Academic Press, 1996. Print. (ISBN 186057-0054).
Bowman, George Ernest. The Mayflower Reader A Selection of Articales from The Mayflower Descendent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
Catholic Directory For Scotland. Glasgow: Burns Publications. Print.
Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
Black, George F. The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3).
Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
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The McCombie Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The McCombie Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 7 September 2015 at 17:30.