Surname

Edgecomb

“edge”

Edgecomb is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Edgecomb goes back to Old English eċġ, meaning “edge.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Edgecomb comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English eċġ (“edge”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Edgecomb’s family of names

In English usage, Edgecomb as a surname has a related form in Edgcumbe. In English usage, Edgecomb as a surname has a related form in EDGECOMBE.

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Nicknames & forms 2

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

Similar names

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Old English

Edensor

“border, edge, riverbank”

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Old English

Eggleton

“edge” · “wolf”

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Old English

Edgell

“edge” · “wolf”

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75% boys · 25% girls

Old English

Edington

Edington is a surname from Old English.

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Old English

Eddington

“belonging to” · “enclosure; settlement, town”

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90% boys · 10% girls

Old English

Eggleston

“edge” · “wolf”

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Old English

Engleman

“English” · “man”

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Old English

Edvarda

“wealth, prosperity, good fortune” · “guardian, protector”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

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