Cumby Family History
Cumby Name Meaning
Altered form of Native American (Lumbee) and African American Cumbo Compare Cumbee . — Note: In the data published in 2010 by the US Census Bureau bearers of the surname Cumby are not reported as also “American Indian”. English: probably a variant of Cumber or Coomber (see Coomer ) in which final -er has been shortened to -e and raised to -y.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022