An English surname of Combs comes from the Old English term of ‘cumb’ which meant a valley. Variations for spelling Combs include Coombs, Coombe, Coames, Cooms, Combes, Cumbe, Coumbes and Coames. An Irish version would be McCombs. In northern and southern England are the two pockets of Combs families. The counties are Essex, Surrey, Hampshire, Somerset, Dorset, Yorkshire and Lancashire. In Wales the Combs name is in Glamorgan and Monmouthshire. In Scotland the Combs families are mostly in Midlothian, Inverness-shire, Clackmannanshire, Dunbartonshire, Lanarkshire and Kirkcudbrightshire. Within the United States the Combs surname is spread across the country. Some states have higher percentages of Combs families. The states with many Combs are Kentucky, New York, California, Texas, Oklahoma, West Virginia and Virginia. Famous: Rodney Combs (race car driver), Sean Combs (music producer), Ray Combs (television personality and comedian), Merl Combs (professional baseball player), Holly Marie Combs (actress) and Jeffrey Combs (actor).