This surname may be extinct
Weddicombe Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Widecombe-in-the-Moor,' a parish in Devon, six miles from Ashburton; also Widcombe, a parish in Somerset. These probably share the parentage.
Robertas Wythecumbe, Somerset, 9 Edward II: Kirby's Quest.
Read More About This SurnameWeddicombe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
Weddicombe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Widecombe-in-the-Moor,' a parish in Devon, six miles from Ashburton; also Widcombe, a parish in Somerset. These probably share the parentage.
Robertas Wythecumbe, Somerset, 9 Edward II: Kirby's Quest.
Walter de Wydecumbe, Somerset, 9 Edward II: ibid.
Ammyra de Wydecombe, Somerset, 9 Edward II: ibid.
Elena de Wydecombe, Somerset, 9 Edward II: ibid.
V Widdicombe.
Widdecombe, a parish in Devonshire.
WIDICOMBE, WIDDICOMBE: Widdecombe, a parish in Devonshire.
The Widdicombes and Withecomes or Witheycombes have taken the names of parishes and villages in the county. Lawrence Wethecombe was an Ashburton churchwarden in 1538: there was a John Wideycombe in Ashburton in 1729 (W. A.). The names still occur in this neighbourhood and in the Totnes district.
Weddicombe Demographics
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Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widdicombe | 90 | 1,042 | / |
| Whiddicombe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Widdicomb | 84 | 5 | / |
| Widdecombe | 80 | 129 | / |
| Wiidicombe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Biddicombe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Witcombe | 78 | 1,077 | / |
| Weitcomb | 78 | 0 | / |
| Widcombe | 78 | 0 | / |
| Widdecomb | 74 | 14 | / |
| Wittcombe | 74 | 1 | / |
| Woodcombe | 74 | 1 | / |
| Widecombe | 74 | 0 | / |
| Witcomb | 71 | 741 | / |
| Widcomb | 71 | 0 | / |
| Biddecombe | 70 | 1 | / |
| Wittycombe | 70 | 0 | / |
| Wittcomb | 67 | 76 | / |
| Waitcomb | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waticomb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Witecomb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woodcomb | 67 | 1 | / |
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