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Widcomb 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.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
Widcomb 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.
(English) belonging to Widdecombe (Devon); or Dweller at the Withy- Valley [Old English wiðig (= O.H.Ger. wîda, Middle High German wîde), withy, willow + cumb (from Celtic), valley] A wiðigcumb occurs in a Soms. charter A.D. 854 ('Cart. Sax’, no. 476).
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wicomb | 92 | 612 | / |
| Witcomb | 86 | 741 | / |
| Wiscomb | 86 | 142 | / |
| Whicomb | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wiccomb | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wickomb | 86 | 0 | / |
| Whitcomb | 80 | 11,386 | / |
| Wittcomb | 80 | 76 | / |
| Waitcomb | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wgidcumb | 80 | 1 | / |
| Withcomb | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wistcomb | 80 | 0 | / |
| Weitcomb | 80 | 0 | / |
| Weiscomb | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wicamb | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wisomb | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wycomb | 77 | 1 | / |
| Whitconmb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whitchomb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whitcombs | 75 | 0 | / |
| Whittcomb | 75 | 0 | / |
| Widcamp | 71 | 34 | / |
| Wiscamb | 71 | 12 | / |
| Waycomb | 71 | 10 | / |
| Wytcomb | 71 | 1 | / |
| Westcomb | 67 | 63 | / |
| Whitcumb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whitxomb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whitcomp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whitconb | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whetcomb | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weidcamp | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whitcamb | 67 | 0 | / |
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