The combest Surname
combest Name Meaning and History
Altered spelling of German Kombst or Gumpost, from
Middle High German kumpost ‘bottled fruit or vegetables’,
‘sauerkraut’ (from Latin compositum); the term further denoted
a particular tax and it is probably from this sense that the surname
arose.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Looking for family in texas | Scott Wethington | 15 |
| Combest origins | Cathleen Combest Dunn | 13 |
| Kentucky & Oklahoma Combests |
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| Richard J. Combest | Dave Fitzwater | 6 |
| COMBEST William Calvin 1850 1913 |
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| COMBEST Wm Alva 1882 1939 |
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| COMBEST Frances I LAWRENCE WILLIAMS 1891 1990 |
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| Death of Mrs. Nettie Combest |
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| COMBEST Ada STUBBS 1880 1957 |
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| William Franklin Combest |
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