Seacombe

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Seccombe, Secombe

Etymology

From Old English sǣ (“sea”) + cumb (“narrow valley, combe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiː.kəm/
• Rhymes: -iːkəm

Proper noun

Seacombe (countable and uncountable, plural Seacombes)

1. A neighbourhood and Mersey ferry terminal in Wallasey, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3290).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Seacombe is the 27485^th most common surname in England, belonging to 140 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Seacombe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.