Smallcombe
Smallcombe is an English locational surname originating from South West England, particularly the West Country counties of Wiltshire, Devon and Somerset. Small is a description of size and combe is a local word meaning cleft or valley (cf Welsh 'cwm' and Celtic 'cumb'). A 'small combe' is, then, a geographical feature and combe is found in many place names in South West England. Notable persons with the surname include: Max Smallcombe (born 1999), Welsh footballer William Albert Smallcombe (1892–1992), British writer and curator
Smallcombe is an English locational surname originating from South West England, particularly the West Country counties of Wiltshire, Devon and Somerset. Small is a description of size and combe is a local word meaning cleft or valley (cf Welsh 'cwm' and Celtic 'cumb'). A 'small combe' is, then, a geographical feature and combe is found in many place names in South West England.
Notable persons with the surname include:
- Max Smallcombe (born 1999), Welsh footballer
- William Albert Smallcombe (1892–1992), British writer and curator
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