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EDGECOMBE Family History

Recorded in the spellings of Edgecombe, Edgecomb, Edgcombe, and Edgecumbe, this is an English surname from the West Country region. It originates from either Mount Edgecombe, in Cornwall, the seat and village of the earl of Edgecombe, over looking the famous harbour known as Plymouth Sound, or from the tiny village of Edgecumbe, near Tavistock, in the county of Devonshire, or possibly from a locality but probably formerly a village, also called Edegcumbe, near the town of Helston, in Cornwall. The place names and hence the surname, all have the same meaning of 'a village on the edge of a valley', from the Olde English pre 7th century 'ecg-cum'.