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Holcombe
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English
Etymology
From en ang holh hollow + ang cumb combe, narrow valley.
Proper noun
~ s
en hamlet par/Uplyme dist/East Devon co/Devon cc/England OS grid ref SY3193.
en village par/Dawlish dist/Teignbridge co/Devon OS grid ref SX9574.
en village metbor/Bury co/Greater Manchester cc/England OS grid ref SD7816.
en village/and/cpar in co/Somerset cc/England previously in dist/Mendip OS grid ref ST6749. Parish map (Somerset)
en CDP co/Chippewa County s/Wisconsin c/USA.
en habitational Old English.
Derived terms
en Holcombe Brook
en Holcombe Burnell
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Holcombe is the 4390th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8103 individuals. Holcombe is most common among White (85.81%) and Black/African American (10.54%) individuals.
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