Newcomb

in Idaho

There are 106 people with the last name "Newcomb" in Idaho.

Ranking in Idaho

Name	Rank
Newcomb	1,500

is 1,496th most common Leatham
is 1,497th most common Mackenzie
is 1,498th most common Maloney
is 1,499th most common Neibaur
is 1,500th most common Newcomb
is 1,501st most common Oneal
is 1,502nd most common Small
is 1,503rd most common Warden
is 1,504th most common Clapp

Meaning & History

Newcomb

English: nickname for a new arrival in a place, from Middle English newe-come(n) ‘recently come’, ‘just arrived’. The intrusive -b- is the result of the influence of place names ending in -combe (see Coombe).

Americanized form of German Neukamm, possibly arising from a misinterpretation of its etymology as neu ‘new’ + Kamm ‘comb’ (see Neukam).

FOREBEARS According to family tradition, Capt. Andrew Newcomb was born in England in 1618 and died in Boston, MA, in 1686, leaving family who settled both in MA and in Kittery, ME. Among his descendants was the internationally renowned astronomer Simon Newcomb (1835–1909).