| ![Show Contents]() Stinchcomb Surname History
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England
Etymology of StinchcombWhat does the name Stinchcomb mean? The roots of the distinguished surname Stinchcomb can be traced back to the days before the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. The name is Anglo-Saxon in origin; it is derived from the Old English "stinch," meaning "bird," and "combe," meaning "valley." It is the name of a place in Gloucestershire, and it is likely that the progenitor of the surname was a native of this area. Early Origins of the Stinchcomb familyThe surname Stinchcomb was first found in the Vale of Berkeley, Gloucestershire, where the parish of Stinchcombe is located. The Stinchcomb family held a family seat at Piers Court within the parish from its early history to the 14th century. The earliest known bearers of the name were Harding de Stintescombe, Roger de Stintescombe, and Ralph de Stintescombe, who were all living in the Vale of Berkeley around 1150. Early History of the Stinchcomb familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stinchcomb research. Another 143 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1374 and 1796 are included under the topic Early Stinchcomb History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Stinchcomb Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Stinchcombe, Stinchcomb, Stintcomb, Stintscomb, Stintescomb and many more. Early Notables of the Stinchcomb family- William Stinchcomb (c.1796), who contributed to Edward Jenner's research on smallpox, and the notable Stinchcombe family of Hawkesbury
Stinchcomb Rankingthe United States, the name Stinchcomb is the 17,965th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
| Stinchcomb migration to the United States | + |
Stinchcomb Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Nathaniel Stinchcomb, who arrived in Maryland in 1663 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Stinchcomb (post 1700) | + |
- Tom L. Stinchcomb, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1960 3
- G. J. Stinchcomb, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1916 4
- "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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 17) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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