Newcomb

== English == === Alternative forms === (surname): Newcom === Etymology === Nickname for a new arrival in a place, from Middle English neowecomen (“just arrived; newcomer”). The intrusive -b is the result of placenames ending in -combe, which is from combe (“wooded valley”). === Proper noun === Newcomb (countable and uncountable, plural Newcombs) A surname from Middle English. A suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. An unincorporated community in Talbot County, Maryland, United States. A census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. Meronym: Two Grey Hills A town in Essex County, New York, United States. An unincorporated community in Campbell County, Tennessee, United States. ==== Derived terms ==== Newcomb's paradox Newcomb's problem ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Newcomb is the 2534th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 14292 individuals. Newcomb is most common among White (92.69%) individuals. === Noun === Newcomb (uncountable) Alternative form of newcomb (“sport resembling volleyball”). === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Newcomb”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 663.