Nutcombe Family History

Nutcombe Surname Meaning

From one or more of the places so named in Devon, such as Nutcombe in Combe Martin, which is recorded as Notecombe in 1473, Nutcombe in East Allington, recorded as Nottecombe in 1430, Nutcombe in Rose Ash, recorded as Nuttecumb in 1238, and Nutcombe in Clayhanger, recorded as Notcomb in 133.

The place-names all derive from Old English hnutu ‘nut, nut-tree’ + cumb ‘valley’.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

Similar surnames: Luscombe, Duncombe, Newcombe, Newcomb, Combe, Lacombe, Seccombe, Wiscombe, Newcome, Titcomb

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Nutcombe Surname Meaning

The place-names all derive from Old English hnutu ‘nut, nut-tree’ + cumb ‘valley’.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

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