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TOMBS

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There are approximately 2,385 people named Tombs in the UK. That makes it the 3,910th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 38 are named Tombs.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
From name of parent

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The Tombs surname in historical dictionaries

TOMBS. Ferguson derives this surname, and Tombleson, from an old High German root, tuo7n, equivalent to A. -Saxon dom., judgment; but as he puts them in juxtaposition with Tlioms, Thomson, Tomkin, and other Icnown derivatives of" Thomas," his etymology is not to be_ accepted. If this name is pronounced Tombs, it is no doubt the genitive of Tom.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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