Holcomb (surname)
| Holcomb | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Meaning | "from (a place called) Holcombe"; Anglo-Saxon origin |
| Region of origin | Devon and other English counties |
| Related names | Holcombe, Halcombe and other variant spellings |
Holcomb is a surname, originating in a number of English villages with the name Holcombe. Early examples are recorded as de Holcombe, and the final e has been dropped from many family names, particularly in the USA. Notable people with the surname Holcomb include:
- Al Holcomb, American Football coach
- Amasa Holcomb, American farmer, surveyor, civil engineer, businessman, and manufacturer of surveying instruments
- Benjamin Harrison Holcomb, American, one-time oldest living man
- Bob Holcomb, American politician and attorney
- Bobby Holcomb, American artist and musician
- Charles Holcomb, retired Texan judge
- Charlie Holcomb, former American -born English cricketer
- Corey Holcomb, American stand-up comedian, radio host, and actor
- David Holcomb, U.S. State Senator in the Ohio Senate
- Doug Holcomb, professional basketball forward
- Drew Holcomb, American singer and songwriter
- Eric Holcomb, American politician
- John Noble Holcomb, United States Army soldier
- Kelly Holcomb, NFL quarterback
- Marcus H. Holcomb, American politician and the 66th Governor of Connecticut
- Mark Holcomb, American guitarist and songwriter of metal band, Periphery
- Mike Holcomb, American Christian bass singer
- Noah Holcomb, American mountain biker
- Randy Holcomb, American professional basketball player
- Richard Holcomb, commercial sex worker specialist, street outreach worker and HIV prevention counselor
- Robin Holcomb, singer, songwriter and pianist
- Rod Holcomb, American television director and producer
- Roscoe Holcomb, American musician
- Sarah Holcomb, former American actress
- Silas A. Holcomb, Nebraska lawyer and politician
- Steven Holcomb (born 1980), American bobsled driver
- Stu Holcomb, college football coach
- Thomas Holcomb, the seventeenth Commandant of the United States Marine Corps
- William F. Holcomb, or Grizzly Bill, founder of Holcomb Valley, California
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