Cumberbatch is an

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

Comberbach Comberbach is a civil parish and small village in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, between Northwich and Warrington. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census w ...

Cheshire Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county t ...

, England. It is a common variation on the surname Comberbach; other variations include Camberbirch, Comberbeach, Comberedge, Cumberbach, Cumberbirch, Cumberidge and Cumberpatch. Notable persons with the surname include: *

Archie Cumberbatch Archibald Belford Cumberbatch (born 1 June 1879; death details unknown) was a West Indian cricketer who toured England in 1906. He was a right arm fast bowler. Although raised in Barbados he found few opportunities there and moved to Trinidad ...

(1879–?), West Indian cricketer *

Benedict Cumberbatch Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch (born 19 July 1976) is an English actor. Known for his work on screen and stage, he has received various accolades, including a British Academy Television Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Laurence O ...

(born 1976), English actor *

Clyde Cumberbatch Clyde Elliot Cumberbatch (13 November 1936 – 29 December 2017) was a cricket umpire from Trinidad and Tobago who stood in twelve Test matches, all involving the West Indies cricket team. He also umpired in 26 ODI games between 1984 and 199 ...

(1936–2017), Trinidadian cricket umpire * Francis Cumberbatch, Guyanese lawyer and judge * Henry Arnold Cumberbatch (1858–1918), British diplomat *

Henry Carlton Cumberbatch Henry Carlton Cumberbatch (8 December 1900 – 27 January 1966) was an officer of the British Royal Navy who served as a submarine commander before and at the start of the Second World War. Early life and background Cumberbatch was born and gre ...

(1900–1966), British navy officer *

James Cumberbatch James Haywood Cumberbatch (9 February 1909 – first ¼ 1972) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Broughton Rangers and Newcastle, as ...

(1909–1972), English professional rugby league footballer *

Jane Cumberbatch Jane Cumberbatch is a British interior designer and author, based in London. She is the originator of the decorating philosophy "Pure Style," which emphasizes simplicity, thrift, and longevity. Her designs emphasize a simplified aesthetic which inc ...

, British interior designer * Meta Cumberbatch (1900–1978), Trinidad-born pianist, composer, writer and cultural activist *

Robert William Cumberbatch Robert William Cumberbatch (1821–1876) was a British diplomat who held the post of Consul in the Russian and Ottoman Empires. Life and career Cumberbatch was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, the son of Abraham Parry Cumberbatch (1784–1840), a ...

(1821–1876), British diplomat * Stephen Cumberbatch (1909–2011), West Indian Anglican priest *

Timothy Carlton Timothy Carlton Congdon Cumberbatch (born 4 October 1939) is an English actor. Early years Carlton was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, the son of Pauline Ellen Laing (née Congdon), who died on 11 October 2007, and Henry Carlton Cumberba ...

(born 1939), born Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch, English character actor, father of Benedict Cumberbatch *

Tulivu-Donna Cumberbatch Tulivu-Donna Lynn Cumberbatch, daughter of Harold Cumberbatch (a baritone saxophone player), was a jazz singer from Brooklyn. Her African name "Tulivu" translates from Swahili loosely to "beautiful," and her middle name, "Donna Lynn" is derived ...

(1950–2022), American jazz singer *

Val Cumberbatch Valentine "Val" Cumberbatch (14 February 1911 – 23 January 1973) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played at representative level for England and Lancashire, and at club level for Barrow ...

(1911–1973), English professional rugby league footballer

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