Surname

Duncombe

“hill”

Duncombe is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Duncombe goes back to Old English dūn, meaning “hill.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Duncombe comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English dūn (“hill”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Duncombe’s family of names

In English usage, Duncombe as a surname has a related form in Duncumb.

Walk Duncombe’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Duncombe, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old English

Dunsmore

“hill”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Dungate

“hill”

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Old English

Dunsmoor

“hill”

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Old English

Dundon

“valley by the hill”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Duncalf

“brownish grey”

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Old English

Dugdale

“valley”

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Old English

Duckworth

“duck” · “enclosure”

No U.S. birth series

67% boys · 33% girls

Old English

Dungworth

“dungeon, underground place”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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