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ArchivesRe: the american surnames COMBE - GO - RYCE
in reply to a message by Sagani
I think Ryce is from the Welsh, Rhys meaning "fiery, zealous"
Combe, I've seen as geographic in northern England I think - maybe related to Cumberland. Also, I have found something similar in my Irish surname book as Comber which in Irish would be Ó Ciaragáin which a diminutive of ciar meaning "black" ...but likely an Anglicized word.
And just a guess on Go ...there's an Irish name Goan related to Gowan which means "smith" as in blacksmith.
Combe, I've seen as geographic in northern England I think - maybe related to Cumberland. Also, I have found something similar in my Irish surname book as Comber which in Irish would be Ó Ciaragáin which a diminutive of ciar meaning "black" ...but likely an Anglicized word.
And just a guess on Go ...there's an Irish name Goan related to Gowan which means "smith" as in blacksmith.
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