Holcombe Family Name and Heraldry

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Holcomb surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

What Holcombe means

Records tie Holcombe closely to Holcomb. Name scholars give the meaning as “Deep valley”.

Holcombe adds “e” to Holcomb, a small change that crept in as the name was written down. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Related forms: Holcum. About 8,103 people in the United States were recorded as Holcombe in 2010, placing it 4,390 on the national list.

Want more than a summary? See the Holcombe family name pack.