Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
CUMBER
There are approximately 568 people named Cumber in the UK. That makes it the 9,857th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 9 are named Cumber.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Occupational Name
Related and similar surnames
ComberComer
Coomber
Cumbee
Cumbe
Camber
Cumba
Cambier
Coumber
Cumbear
Cumbar
Cowmber
Coumbers
Coumbeer
Coombber
Cumbari
Coombeer
Coumbure
Coombers
Cumbard
Cumberage
Coombery
Coombert
Cumbea
Cumbae
Cuambers
Cumbei
Cumbaw
The Cumber surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
CUMBER. 1. The same as Comber. 2. " One of the A-Sax. words for an ensign or standard was cuvibor, whence probably Cumbra, the name of an A-Sax, chief, A.D. 756. (Roger of Wendover). One haA'ing or bearing a standard. Ferguson.