Hanscombe

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

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Meanings

proper nounHanscombe (plural Hanscombes)

plural Hanscombes · alternative Anscombe · alternative Handscomb

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

Habitational surname from a minor place in the parish of Shillington, in Bedfordshire, from an unattested Old English personal name *Hān + -s- + camp (“open country”).

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APA

Hanscombe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hanscombe

MLA

“Hanscombe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hanscombe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hanscombe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hanscombe.

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