Balcombe

English

Etymology

Recorded as Baldecombe (1279) and Balecumba (late 11th century). Probably from the Old English personal name Bealda + cumb (“valley”).

Proper noun

Balcombe (countable and uncountable, plural Balcombes)

1. A village in Mid Sussex district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ3030).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Balcombe is the 108199^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 164 individuals. Balcombe is most common among White (75.61%) and Black/African American (14.02%) individuals.

References

• Survey of English Place-Names

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Balcombe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 87.

Anagrams

• combable