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Griscomb Surname User-submission:
Gris means 'grey' or 'silver' and combe means 'hill' or 'mound'. It loosely translates to 'grey hill'. Surnames such as this that are derived from a geographic location sometimes denote more affluence. Griscombe is as an extinct village in Wales.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Griscomb Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Gris means 'grey' or 'silver' and combe means 'hill' or 'mound'. It loosely translates to 'grey hill'. Surnames such as this that are derived from a geographic location sometimes denote more affluence. Griscombe is as an extinct village in Wales.
- griscommPostulation: From Gris - y - cwm, which means 'steps of the valley' in Welsh. The name is most likely that of a family who were from one of the many stepped valleys in southern Wales. Probably now extinct as many valleys of ancient times have eroded.
- griscommPhonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griscombe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Grisomb | 93 | 1 | / |
| Grescomb | 88 | 0 | / |
| Grixcomb | 88 | 0 | / |
| Criscombe | 82 | 3 | / |
| Croscombe | 71 | 0 | / |
| Crosscombe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Garzacombe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grieskamp | 59 | 62 | / |
| Greijskamp | 56 | 9 | / |
| Greconv | 53 | 1 | / |
| Greskamp | 50 | 194 | / |
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