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Holcombe (surname)

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Meaning
  
"from (a place called) Holcombe"; Anglo-Saxon origin

Region of origin
  
Devon and other English counties

Related names
  
Holcomb, Halcombe and other variant spellings

Holcombe is a surname, originating in a number of English villages with the name. Early examples are recorded as de Holcombe, and the final e has been dropped from many family names. Notable people with the surname Holcombe (with an e) include:

  • Brett Holcombe, Australian paralympic athlete
  • Brian Holcombe (born 1941), former Australian Rules footballer
  • Ken Holcombe (born 1918), Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Randall G. Holcombe (born 1950), American economist

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