Coombe Family History
Coombe Name Meaning
English (Devon and Cornwall):: topographic name from Middle English combe (Old English cumb of Celtic origin) denoting a bowl-shaped valley or else a habitational name from a place so named. A large number of places in southwestern England mostly spelled Combe are named with this word. nickname from Middle English come (Old English cuma) ‘guest stranger newcomer’. Compare Coombs .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022