Hi Clare,We are Officialy Closed Until 1st Jan .The Name Cumbus Can be Mainly found in the Lancaster Area of Lancashire  

 

Mike

Hi Clare As soon as New year starts If you would like to Give us some details.Of your Mother etc .We can run a search for you.As you will have seen,I took a quick look yesterday.Your Mothers Maiden Name Cumbus.Can be found Mainly in the Lancashire Area.There are a few other Listings.If you would like us to run an Ancestor search for you.Please leave us as much detail as possible,as soon as new year starts one of our Managers Will help you.

 

Mike

Clare There is A musical Instument Called a Cumbus,It was invented By a Greek.Its like a Banjo.So im not To sure If the Surname was Taken From The Man who invented that,Or possibly a Version Of Columbus.

 

Mike

sorry i put greek .I was looking through Something.AT the time it was was invented by a Turkish Guy.

 

Sorry

 

Mike

Hi, I'm really sorry about posting over christmas, completely forgot cos my Mum and I were talking about the name.

 

Anyway, my Mum is originally from Lancaster, I was trying to figure out where the name originally comes from because we've always believed that it was norwegian but as you've found also, it looks like it may have come up through the turkish instrument.

 

Anyways, sorry again and thanks!

Hi Clare Please dont worry,I checked All over the Christmas and New year.Just in Case.So not a Problem

 

Mike

Clare im not sure if you noticed paul has left a Message for Donna Ref HEREINE.He must be a distant relative of both you and Donna

 

 

Mike

Hi, Yeah I did notice, but thank you though! :-D

Clare if you need any help tracking back the Family Line.We can help you on that.

 

Also Ref Cumbus.The Name was Taken From The Turkish Guy For his Instument.

 

As i Said it Is also a Shortened Version Of Columbus..

 

Ref Christopher Columbus They Just knocked the COL off

 

 

Mike

Clare I found This little bit of Info for you

 

Mike

 

The name cümbüs is the Turkish version of the Persian word "jombesh," meaning movement, catalytic activity, or just plain fun. It was in this last sense that the instrument was named and the word was taken as the family's surname in 1934 when all Turkish citizens were required to take fixed, inheritable last names.