COMBE
Proper noun
Combe (plural Combes)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Combe is the 30825th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 755 individuals. Combe is most common among White (87.02%) individuals.
Etymology
Noun
combe (plural combes)
A valley, often wooded and often with no river
A cirque.
Usage notes
Used, especially in South West England, in many placenames, e.g. Compton, Wycombe.
Source: Wiktionary
Comb, Combe ( or ), n. Etym: [AS. comb, prob. of Celtic origin; cf.
W. cwm a dale, valley.]
Definition: That unwatered portion of a valley which forms its continuation
beyond and above the most elevated spring that issues into it.
[Written also coombe.] Buckland.
A gradual rise the shelving combe Displayed. Southey.
Combe ( or ), n.
Definition: See Comb.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition