Edgecomb

English

Alternative forms

• Edgecombe

Etymology

Topographic surname, from Old English eċġ (“edge”) + cumb (“narrow valley”).

Proper noun

Edgecomb (countable and uncountable, plural Edgecombs)

1. A surname from Old English.
2. A town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Edgecomb is the 21393^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1223 individuals. Edgecomb is most common among White (89.21%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Edgecomb”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 512.