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.

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


Surname type: Occupational name

Origin: English

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: England

Religion of origin: Christian

Language of origin: English

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