Cumbo Family History

Native American (Lumbee) and African American: from an Anglicized form of an unidentified African ethnic or personal name. Compare Cumbow, Cumba, and Cumby. — Note: In the data published in 2010 by the US Census Bureau, bearers of the surname Cumbo are not reported as also “American Indian”.

Italian (Sicily): nickname from medieval Greek kombos ‘deception trick’ or from southern dialect kombo ‘knot’ (from medieval Greek kombos ‘tie bond’).