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Newcomb

in Rhode Island

There are 33 people with the last name "Newcomb" in Rhode Island.

Ranking in Rhode Island

Name	Rank
Newcomb	4,266

is 4,262nd most common Minicucci
is 4,263rd most common Monte
is 4,264th most common Morrocco
is 4,265th most common Narciso
is 4,266th most common Newcomb
is 4,267th most common Nielsen
is 4,268th most common Nordin
is 4,269th most common Ohare
is 4,270th most common Oster

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).