Widdicombe

English

Alternative forms

• Widdecombe

Etymology

Habitational surname from any of several minor places in England, from Old English wīd (“wide”) or wīþiġ (“willow”) + cumb (“valley”).

Proper noun

Widdicombe (plural Widdicombes)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Widdicombe is the 73215^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 265 individuals. Widdicombe is most common among White (93.21%) individuals.

Further reading

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