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Type Surname (from location)
Usage English

Meaning & History

This is an English surname, deriving from the village so-named in North Yorkshire. The village takes its name from the Cumbric element cumb meaning 'dale' (cognate with Welsh cwm, 'valley') and Old Norse dalr meaning 'valley', forming a compound name meaning 'dale-valley'.
Added 2/21/2016 by anonymous
Edited 3/10/2017 by LMS