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Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage English
Other Forms FormsCoomber, Comber, Comer, Commber, Commer, Combers, Commers, Kommer, Kammer, Coomer, Kummer, Coombe, Coombs, Combs, Comb
Meaning & History
Occupational name for a maker or seller of combs, or to someone who used them to prepare wool or flax for spinning, derived from Middle English combere, an agent derivative of Old English camb meaning "comb". The English actress Jodie Comer (1993-) is a famous bearer of this name.