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Re: the american surnames COMBE - GO - RYCE
I think Sean is right on the name Ryce.

Combe is an English surname meaning "from Comb, Combe or Coombe" (there are many places in England with this name) or "dweller in a small valley" from the Old English 'cumb'.

As for the name Go, I agree the previous poster Sean, I think it is related to the name Gow (Gowan) from the Irish word 'gobha' meaning "(black)smith".

I hope this helps :)
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