Edgecomb
English
Alternative forms
- Edgecombe
Etymology
Topographic surname, from Old English eċġ (“edge”) + cumb (“narrow valley”).
Proper noun
Edgecomb (countable and uncountable, plural Edgecombs)
- A surname from Old English.
- A town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Edgecomb is the 21393rd 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 512.