Holcombe

== English == === Etymology === From Old English holh (“hollow”) + cumb (“combe, narrow valley”). === Proper noun === Holcombe (countable and uncountable, plural Holcombes) A hamlet in Uplyme parish, East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY3193). A village in Dawlish parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX9574). A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7816). A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST6749). A census-designated place in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States. A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Derived terms ==== Holcombe Brook Holcombe Burnell ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Holcombe is the 4390th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8103 individuals. Holcombe is most common among White (85.81%) and Black/African American (10.54%) individuals. === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Holcombe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 191.