McComb (surname)

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McComb is a surname. According to a 2002 text, McComb is the most common derivative in Ireland of the Gaelic MacThom meaning "son of Thomas", [1] or "son of Tom". [2] Another, potentially interrelated origin, places McComb as a sept of Clan Mackinnon. [1] A third potential origin is as a derivative of Malcolm. [3]

Related surnames include McCombs, McComish, McCombe, McComas, McCombie and Macomber. [1] [4]

Following are a list of notable individuals sharing this surname:

PersonCountry of originOccupation / notabilityBorn (Y)Died (Y)
Archie McComb United Statespolitician18851968
Bert McComb Australiaprofessional athlete19061981
Billy McComb Northern Irelandmagician and comedian19222006
Colin McComb United Stateswriter and game designer1970
David McComb Australiamusician19621999
Don McComb United Statesprofessional athlete19342018
Eleazer McComb United Statesmerchant17401798
Frank McComb United Statesjazz singer1970
Gordon McCombUnited Statesbasketball player19172007
Heather McComb United Statesactress1977
Isaac N. McComb United Statespolitician and physician18501938
Jeremy McComb United Statesmusician1981
John McComb Jr. United Statesarchitect17631853
Kate McComb United Statesactress18721959
Kathy and Carol McCombUnited Statessingers and musicians
Leonard McComb United Kingdomartist19302018
Liz McComb United Statessinger and musician1952
Marshall F. McComb United Statesjudge18941981
Robert McComb AustraliamusicianBEF 1962
William McComb United StatesConfederate Brigadier General18281918

References

  1. 1 2 3 Neafsey, Edward (2002), "McComb", All New Surnames of Ireland (Google Books), Kansas City, Missouri, United States: Irish Genealogical Foundation, p. 38, ISBN   978-0-940134-97-3, OCLC   49351083 , retrieved 1 Jan 2012
  2. ↑ Reaney, Percy Hide; Wilson, Richard Middlewood (1991), A dictionary of English surnames (Google Books), Tavistock classics in the history of psychiatry (3rd ed.), London; New York: Routledge, p. 2039, ISBN   978-0-415-05737-0, OCLC   22345901 , retrieved 1 Jan 2012
  3. ↑ Bowditch, Nathaniel Ingersoll (1861), "Surnames from Christian Names or Ending in Old Saxon Words", Suffolk surnames (Google Books) (3rd ed.), Boston: Trübner & Company, p. 409, OCLC   60714173 , retrieved 1 Jan 2012
  4. ↑ Smith, Elsdon Coles (2003), "Surnames from Father's Name", American Surnames (4th printing) (Google Books), Baltimore, Maryland, United States: Genealogical Publishing Company, p. 69, ISBN   978-0-8063-1150-0, OCLC   13553340 , retrieved 1 Jan 2012
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