Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
CUMBER
As described 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.
Surname type: Occupational name
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English