"McComb" is one of the main Sept Names of Clan
MacThomas.
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McComb is one of
a group of surnames that also includes Combe, Combie, McCombe
and McCombie. It is likely that the origin of this group of
names stems from several migrants who left Glenshee to settle
in nearby counties, especially Aberdeenshire. The likely
explanation is that these migrants were the offspring of
McComie clansfolk of Glenshee who, on migrating elsewhere,
introduced "b" into their names.
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There is no
firm indication that this occurred; however, in the absence of
contrary evidence, it can be assumed that anyone having one of
these names, wherever they may be today, came at some time
from Aberdeenshire. Within Scotland, in the middle of the 20th
century, some 60% of people with these names lived in
Aberdeenshire, with another 5% in nearby
counties.
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Today, people
who have ancestors from Scotland who have these names, can
claim a link to the Clan.
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There is also
more about all the Clan's septs in the book
"The History of
the Clan MacThomas" compiled by Andrew MacThomas of
Finegand.
