Where does the last name Holcomb come from?

Question

I have been told, germany, poland, and scotland... though the last one i really dont believe. Any help would be nice, im trying to track down where i came from.

Answer 1

Holcomb
This ancient surname is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is a locational name from any of the various places named with the Olde English pre 7th Century "hol", hollow, sunken, deep, plus "cumb", valley, ravine. These places include: Holcombe,
Holcombe Rogus, and Holcombe Burnell in Devonshire, recorded respectively as "Holacumbe" circa 1070, as "Holancumbes landscare" in the Saxon Chartulary, dated 958, and as "Holecumba" in the Domesday Book of 1086; also Holcombe in Dorset, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Somerset and Lancashire. Locational surnames, such as this, were originally given to local landowners, and the lord of the manor, and especially as a means of identification to those who left
their birthplace to settle elsewhere. Early examples of the surnames include: Adam de Holecumb (Somerset, 1256) and Ralph de Holecomb (Somerset, 1327). In 1525, one Thomas Holcombe was noted in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex. A Coat of
Arms granted to the Holcombe family in 1620 is an azure shield with a silver chevron between three gold mens' heads in profile, couped at the shoulders, and wreathed about the temples black and silver. A man's head fullfaced, couped at the breast proper, and wreathed abouth the temples gold and azure, is on the
Crest. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Brihtmer aet Holacumbe, which was dated circa 1100, in the "Olde English Byname Register", during the reign of King William 11, known as "Rufus", 1087 - 1100.

Answer 2

My first thought about the origins of the Holcomb family was of merry old England so Scotland may not be so far off. I am pretty sure that it's not Polish and I am doubting German as well. I did find a Holcombe genealogy site that had some Holcombes settling in New England right after the Mayflower. Here's the site: http://www.holcombegenealogy.com/. If I were you, I'd start with some of their information and go from there. Be sure to check different spellings because they changed frequently through history. Good luck

Answer 3

I am granddaughter of Elton Holcomb. It appears that there were several Welsh Holcomb families who came to the U.S. The story in our family is that our ancestors, two Holcomb brothers from Wales, each bought large properties and settled in Philadelphia. There is a genealogy book about the Holcombs in the Library system in California. My grandfather's and my mother's names were in it. I have actually seen it! But at the last attempt to find it, within the last 10 years, the library seems to have lost it. It was last known to be in a library in San Diego. Before that, it was in a library in the Central coast.

Answer 4

Holcomb Family Crest

Answer 5

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RE:
Where does the last name Holcomb come from?
I have been told, germany, poland, and scotland... though the last one i really dont believe. Any help would be nice, im trying to track down where i came from.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Scotland. The MacHolcomb clan.

Answer 8

England, but I was beaten to it. I suppose if it had Anglo Saxon roots though it might have started of life in Deutschland.

Answer 9

When doing my genealogy research I found that Holcomb is an old English surname.

Answer 10

England. Meaning "From the deep valley."

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