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Widcombe 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 | 55 | 1:443,189 | 25,511 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
Widcombe 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 Widcombe (Soms.3: 14th cent. Wydecombe, 10th cent. wida cumb—'on wídan cumb'); or Dweller at the Wide Valley [Old English wíd + cumb (Celtic): v. Combe]
(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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wicombe | 93 | 40 | / |
| Witcombe | 88 | 1,077 | / |
| Wiscombe | 88 | 787 | / |
| Whicombe | 88 | 0 | / |
| Whitcombe | 82 | 2,766 | / |
| Withcombe | 82 | 27 | / |
| Whiscombe | 82 | 19 | / |
| Wittcombe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Witcombes | 82 | 0 | / |
| Wycombe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whittcombe | 78 | 4 | / |
| Wittcombet | 78 | 0 | / |
| Wescombe | 75 | 618 | / |
| Bickombe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whycombe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wichambe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wyscombe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Westcombe | 71 | 120 | / |
| Huizcombe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Whytcombe | 71 | 0 | / |
| Whetcombe | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wisombi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wekombe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bizombe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wisambe | 67 | 1 | / |
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